AFLC 40: Williams Vs Dela Cruz PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Cruz comes to the ring accompanied by http://youtu.be/lTiAdy--FOQ. The key to victory for Marcus De La Cruz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

De La Cruz
vs
Fonseca

188 cm
19
188 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus De La Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guilherme Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Cruz lands a head kick!
De La Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Fonseca moves out of range easily.
De La Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De La Cruz misses with a double jab.
Fonseca fails with a takedown attempt.
Fonseca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De La Cruz tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Fonseca counters by moving into the clinch.

De La Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fonseca is trying hard to land a takedown here. De La Cruz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruz stalks Fonseca and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fonseca's face. Fonseca staggers backwards, shaken.
De La Cruz wants to clinch.
De La Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Fonseca fails to land the takedown.
Marcus De La Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guilherme Fonseca.
De La Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Fonseca pushes him off.
De La Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De La Cruz lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
De La Cruz wants to clinch

and Fonseca counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fonseca jumps guard but De La Cruz stands there with Fonseca around his waist. Fonseca gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Fonseca jumps guard and drags De La Cruz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
De La Cruz wants to stand but Fonseca has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fonseca is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Cruz wants to control from the top but Fonseca keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fonseca trying to keep a closed guard but De La Cruz is proving a slippery customer.
Fonseca controlling the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Guilherme Fonseca hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
De La Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fonseca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fonseca throws a half hearted mid kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Fonseca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fonseca shoots in and drives through. De La Cruz sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca tries to clinch but De La Cruz is having none of it.
Fonseca misses with a takedown attempt - De La Cruz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fonseca wants to clinch up but De La Cruz keeps it at a distance.
De La Cruz avoids the head kick by Fonseca.
Fonseca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De La Cruz tries to clinch up but Fonseca circles away and keeps his distance.
De La Cruz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fonseca.
Fonseca looks winded!
Fonseca moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fonseca avoids the head kick by De La Cruz.

De La Cruz forces Fonseca back against the ropes and clinches.
Fonseca is trying to pull guard but De La Cruz turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus De La Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

De La Cruz throws a leg kick but Fonseca moved away.
Marcus De La Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fonseca wants to clinch up but De La Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Fonseca takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
De La Cruz lands with an uppercut that bounces Fonseca off the ropes and back into range.
Fonseca tries for a takedown but De La Cruz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De La Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Fonseca circles away.
De La Cruz closes the distance but Fonseca moves to the side

and Fonseca counters by clinching up.
Fonseca jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De La Cruz walks away with a smile on his face. Fonseca gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fonseca swats away the attempt to clinch by De La Cruz.
De La Cruz misses with a head kick.
Marcus De La Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
De La Cruz tries to clinch up but Fonseca circles away and keeps his distance.
Fonseca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marcus De La Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fonseca changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De La Cruz tries to avoid it but Fonseca manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De La Cruz to the ground. De La Cruz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marcus De La Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guilherme Fonseca.
De La Cruz tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from De La Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
De La Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De La Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fonseca.
Marcus De La Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
De La Cruz tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Fonseca counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fonseca wants to pass the guard but De La Cruz is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz trying to control the position.
Fonseca trying to control but De La Cruz is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fonseca is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fonseca is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Guilherme Fonseca.
Nice takedown defense from De La Cruz. No joy for Fonseca on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca has a takedown stuffed.
De La Cruz misses with the combination.
Fonseca misses with a jab, cross combination.
De La Cruz tries to bum rush Fonseca with a series of wild strikes but Fonseca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De La Cruz tries to clinch there but Fonseca circles away.
Horrible takedown by Fonseca or perhaps it was just good defense by De La Cruz which made him look bad.
Fonseca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Fonseca closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
De La Cruz gets back to full guard.
Fonseca showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
De La Cruz keeping moving, preventing Fonseca from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Guilherme Fonseca will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Some wild striking there from De La Cruz.

De La Cruz forces Fonseca back against the ropes and clinches.
Fonseca keeps control of De La Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De La Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Fonseca has picked De La Cruz up - he's going for a ride! Fonseca dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fonseca is trying to control the action in half guard but De La Cruz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De La Cruz trying to control but Fonseca postures up.
Fonseca looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruz is staying active underneath Fonseca, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
De La Cruz wants to sweep but Fonseca has passed to side control!
Fonseca trying to control the position but De La Cruz is working away.
De La Cruz is looking for a sweep.
Fonseca working away.
Guilherme Fonseca has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fonseca takes a little break here. De La Cruz wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Fonseca shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De La Cruz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fonseca pushing down on De La Cruz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
De La Cruz wants to stand back up but Fonseca manages to pass into side control.

Fonseca has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fonseca gets tackled into the ropes by De La Cruz. De La Cruz maintains the clinch.
De La Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Fonseca has the dominant position.

Fonseca has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed De La Cruz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fonseca is looking to control De La Cruz but De La Cruz is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Fonseca has the hooks in. De La Cruz is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Fonseca has good solid back control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca trying to control momentarily.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Guilherme Fonseca hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
De La Cruz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fonseca.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Fonseca gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Cruz wants to control but Fonseca postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guilherme Fonseca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fonseca 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guilherme Fonseca!
A relieved looking Guilherme Fonseca thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khulet Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Melendez
vs
Malapitan

185 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
26
210 lbs
9 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khulet Malapitan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Melendez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malapitan swats away the attempt to clinch by Melendez.
Malapitan swinging wildly here.
Malapitan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Melendez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melendez looks to land a combination but Malapitan avoids it well.
Melendez walks into a stiff left hand from Malapitan.
Malapitan scores with a jab. Melendez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some wild striking there from Malapitan.
Melendez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Malapitan sprawls well. Malapitan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Melendez gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Melendez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Malapitan.
Malapitan works over Melendez's head and body with a nice combination.
Malapitan lands a nice shot to the body.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Melendez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Melendez checks a low kick from Malapitan.
Malapitan swats away the attempt to clinch by Melendez.
Khulet Malapitan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malapitan is looking to chop away at Melendez's legs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Malapitan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Melendez blocks the leg kick.
Melendez checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Melendez checks a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Malapitan.
Melendez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Malapitan pinned against the ropes. Malapitan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Melendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Malapitan.
Malapitan with a nice cross.
Malapitan lands a nice hook to Melendez's body. Melendez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Melendez. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Melendez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malapitan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan throws a series of strikes that have Melendez backpedaling.
Melendez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Melendez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malapitan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Malapitan lands a nice looking body shot.
Malapitan lands a nice shot that snaps Melendez's head back.
Melendez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Malapitan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Malapitan throws a one two combo.
Melendez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Melendez is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malapitan lands with a hook. Melendez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Malapitan does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan with a jab.
Malapitan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Melendezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Melendez needs to keep his hands up - Malapitan had a free shot at his head there.
Melendez throws a body kick that misses.
Malapitan swats away the attempt to clinch by Melendez.
Malapitan lands with an uppercut that bounces Melendez off the ropes and back into range.
Malapitan scores with a shot to the body.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Malapitan sprawls well. Malapitan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Melendez gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malapitan looks to land a combination. Melendez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khulet Malapitan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Malapitan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Melendez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Melendez moves out of range of the leg kick from Malapitan.
Khulet Malapitan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malapitan lands a jab.
Melendez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Malapitan to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Ricardo Melendez has been cut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Melendez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Malapitan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Malapitan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Melendez blocks the leg kick.
Khulet Malapitan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malapitan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Malapitan. Beautiful body shot.
Malapitan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Malapitan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Melendez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Melendez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Malapitan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Malapitan but Malapitan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No joy there for Melendez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malapitan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Khulet Malapitan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Malapitan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Malapitan.
Malapitan connects with a nice looking jab.
Malapitan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Melendez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malapitan tests Melendez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malapitan lands with a nice combination. Melendez backs away looking to recover.

Melendez is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan digs a good body shot into Melendez's ribs.
A cross from Malapitan lands.
Melendez needs to keep his hands up - Malapitan had a free shot at his head there.
Oh Melendez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malapitan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Melendez seems to have got his legs back now.
A lazy left from Malapitan finds it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Malapitan scores with a four punch combination!
Malapitan looks to land a combination. Melendez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Malapitan connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Melendez! He's out on his feet! Malapitan rushes in and drops Melendez with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Khulet Malapitan!
After the fight, Khulet Malapitan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Takanori Gomi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Gomez
vs
Gomi

180 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 9 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gomi!

It looks like Joey Gomez has been cut.
Gomi missing with a left hand there. Gomez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomez fails with the takedown.

Gomi moves into the clinch.
Gomi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Gomi avoids the elbow strike from Gomez, against the ropes.
Gomez keeps control of Gomi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomi scores with a shot to the side of Gomez's head.
Gomi pushes Gomez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Gomi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gomi pushes Gomez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomi blocking some punches.
Gomez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gomi after a bit of a struggle.
Gomi is looking to break free of the clinch but Gomez has double underhooks.
Gomi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Gomi lands a shoulder strike.
Gomi wants to break free but Gomez has control.
Gomi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gomi lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi lands with a short shot to the head.

Gomez is rocked!
Gomez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Gomez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Gomi.
Gomi pushes Gomez against the ropes. Gomi is working some dirty boxing. Gomi pushes off with a quick right hook! Gomez goes down! Gomez tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Gomi moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takanori Gomi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between DeAndre Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Smith
vs
Howard

181 cm
24
198 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

178 cm
34
192 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeAndre Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Howard!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Howard lands a right hook to the body.
Howard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Howard jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Howard misses with a jab to the body

and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Howard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Howard taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Howard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Smith has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Howard clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Howard is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Smith gets his way!

Smith has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Howard has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Smith manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Howard staying busy and making it hard for Smith to control.
Howard can't escape the position.
Smith wants to control the position but Howard frees himself and scrambles - Smith manages to regain control in side control.
Smith working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Smith lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Howard down.

Smith tries for a kimura but Howard is defending well.

Smith swings around for an armbar but Howard sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Smith's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Howard looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith won't allow Howard to sweep him here.
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!
Howard trying to control the position.
Smith pushing down on Howard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
Howard is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Howard is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Howard wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Howard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith throws a strike but Howard avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Howard.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith forces his way into half guard.
Howard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Howard is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howard's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith slows the pace down in half guard.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith throwing shots but Howard is blocking nicely.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smith connects with a nice short shot to Howard's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DeAndre Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Howard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Howard throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
Howard missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howard swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Howard scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howard. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.

Smith fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Howard to the ground. Smith is now in Howard's guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Howard keeps moving.
Howard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
DeAndre Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Howard blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Howard's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Howard can't keep his opponent in guard - Smith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Smith decides to stand up.
Howard scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Howard pinned against the ropes. Howard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Howard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Howard. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeAndre Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Howard tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Howard is pressed up against the ropes. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Howard down to the mat. Howard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Howard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.

Howard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howard.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howard is defending well for now.
Howard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith fails to pull guard.
Howard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Howard is pressed up against the ropes. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Howard down to the mat. Howard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A cross from Howard lands.

It looks like DeAndre Smith has been cut.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Howard but Howard pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard connects with a body shot.
John Howard seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Howard closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith being controlled against the ropes.
Howard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Howard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Howard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Howard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Howard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on DeAndre Smith's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Danga de danga de dang - Howard scores with a four punch combination!
Howard works the jab nicely.

Howard drives through and clinches with Smith against the ropes.
Smith has Howard pressed against the ropes, preventing Howard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A body shot lands from Howard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Howard.
Good body shot from Howard.
Howard working aggressively here.
Howard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Howard is pressed up against the ropes. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Howard down to the mat. Howard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Howard lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Howard swinging wildly here.
Howard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Howard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Howard takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Howard dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeAndre Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves forwards but Howard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Howard clinches with his opponent.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Howard walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Howard gets in close and tags Smith with a short punch that almost sends Smith to the mat! Oh Smith is in big trouble! He turns his back on Howard, trying to create some distance but Howard rushes him, striking wildly and Smith goes down! The referee tackles Howard into the ropes to end the fight! Howard is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Howard!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez comes to the ring accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Hear Me Now . Penn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Awesome. BJ Penn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Luis Alberto Perez's chin.

Alberto Perez
vs
Penn

190 cm
24
195 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

185 cm
28
190 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Alberto Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luis Alberto Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez avoids a punch combination nicely.

Penn tries to keep at a distance but Perez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.

Perez manages to break the clinch.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Perez moves into range and clinches up with Penn.

Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Perez is looking to chop away at Penn's legs.
Perez lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn throws a series of punches but Perez avoids them all with ease.
A good leg kick by Perez.
Perez stalks Penn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Penn's face. Penn staggers backwards, shaken.
Perez wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Penn throws a hook but Perez blocks it.

Perez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penns head.

Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Penn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Perez closes the distance and clinches.
Penn is trying to break free.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
Perez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn has had enough of the clinch but Perez keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.

Perez breaks the clinch.

Perez has closed the distance and engaged Penn in a clinch.

Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.

Perez pushes Penn up against the ropes in a clinch.
Perez landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Perez throws a body kick that misses.

Perez instigates a clinch.
Perez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but Perez keeps him there for the moment.
Penn is trying to drag Perez to the mat but Perez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Perez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Perez looks to land a body kick but Penn moved away.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.

Perez closes the distance and clinches.
Perez misses with a knee strike.

Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perez on the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Penn!
Good shot there by Perez.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.

Penn clinches up with Perez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perez has him pressed against the ropes.
Penn is trying to push Perez away but Perez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Perez manages to break the clinch.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez connects with a leg kick. Penn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Penn gets tackled into the ropes by Perez. Perez maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Perez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez throws a poor cross that misses
and Penn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Perez saw that one coming.
Penn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Penn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Perez.
Perez moves away from the strike by Penn.
A punch combination from Perez misses.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Alberto Perez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Perez lands a nice shot that snaps Penn's head back.

Perez instigates a clinch.

Perez manages to break the clinch.
Luis Alberto Perez is winning the standup battle so far.
Perez throws a jab when Penn was well out of range.
Penn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perez circles away quickly and effectively.
Luis Alberto Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn looks to land a combination but Perez avoids it well.
Perez misses with a double jab
and Penn counters with a series of strikes. Perez will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perez tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.

Penn gets tackled into the ropes by Perez. Perez maintains the clinch.
Luis Alberto Perez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but Perez keeps him there for the moment.

Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Perez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perez.
Penn looks to land a combination but Perez avoids it well.

Perez pushes Penn up against the ropes in a clinch.
Penn is trying to push Perez away but Perez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Perez is controlling him.
Penn is trying to push Perez away but Perez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Perez is pressed up against the ropes. Penn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Perez down to the mat. Perez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Perez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Penn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a few strikes there.
Perez motions for Penn to come forward. Perez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Penn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Perez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Penn. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.

Perez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Penn, pushing him back against the ropes.

Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Perez ducks down to avoid it.
Perez walks into a straight right hand from Penn.
Perez moves to clinch but Penn breaks away
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Perez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perez takes the fight into the clinch.
Penn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Perez has Penn pressed against the ropes, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Penn is trying to push Perez away but Perez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Penn is trying to break free.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penn is looking for a takedown.
Luis Alberto Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.

Perez breaks the clinch.

Perez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perez lands a body shot.
Perez lands a nice knee to the body.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Perez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Perez breaks from the clinch.
Perez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Penn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Perez has Penn up against the ropes in a clinch.

Perez breaks the clinch.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Perez punishes Penn's body with a nice straight punch.
Penn misses with a straight left.

Perez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perez connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn scores with a nice head shot.

Perez darts in and clinches Penn up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Alberto Perez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Perez is just out of range.
Perez lands a head kick. Penn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Penn lands an overhand right.
Penn misses with the combination.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Perez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick from Perez.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.

Perez rushes Penn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but Perez keeps him there for the moment.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.

Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penn blocks a head kick by Perez.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perez has time to react.
Perez fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Penn.
Perez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Penn does it's job there.
A head kick misses from Perez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
Penn scores with a sloppy right hand. Perez should have avoided that one.
Penn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perez momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perez scores with a nice body kick.
Perez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn checks a leg kick.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.
Perez tries a low kick but Penn avoids it.
Penn tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Perez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Penn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Perez throws a leg kick but Penn moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perez.
Perez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Perez takes one to the chin there.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perez looks to clinch
and Perez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Perez is rocked!
Penn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Penn connects with a nice cross there... Perez is looking wobbly and Penn recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Perez to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Penn jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). BJ Penn!
In his post fight interview, BJ Penn started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Williams might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hollywood Undead - Been to Hell . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Carter Williams
vs
Dela Cruz

186 cm
24
205 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

190 cm
33
217 lbs
27 - 13 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Carter Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.

Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cruz, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cruz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Cruz breaks from the clinch.

Williams has managed to clinch.
Cruz just leaning against Williams, taking a breather.
Cruz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Williams is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Steve Dela Cruz.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good leg kick by Cruz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cruz.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Williams lunges at Cruz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cruz's hand.
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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Cruz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Cruz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz lands with a right hand.

Williams is rocked!
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
Cruz lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Williams head around and knocks him out cold! Cruz hops onto the ropes and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Dela Cruz!
After the big win, Steve Dela Cruz made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.