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Event:
MMA Hype -50-
Date: Apr 12, 2025 |
#R1#
White throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De La Cruz.
White has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De La Cruz.
White throws an off balance right hand
and De La Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De La Cruz throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De La Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
De La Cruz stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz misses with an uppercut.
White doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De La Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White avoids a kick to the body.
As De La Cruz backs off White throws a huge counter combo but De La Cruz manages to avoid it all.
White blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.#T1#
De La Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
De La Cruz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De La Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De La Cruz loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
De La Cruz throws a sloppy body shot
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
De La Cruz misses with a right hand
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC2#De La Cruz is rocked!
De La Cruz lands with a kick to the ribs.
De La Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
White pushes De La Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
De La Cruz lands a right hand.
De La Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
De La Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
De La Cruz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for De La Cruz.
#BC#
De La Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De La Cruz connects with a looping right hand.
#T2#
De La Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
White avoids a kick to the body.
White misses with a body shot.
De La Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
White moves into range and clinches up with De La Cruz.
De La Cruz stops a takedown attempt from White.
A shot in the inside from White.
De La Cruz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from De La Cruz.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
De La Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De La Cruz backwards.
White throws a head punch that misses.
De La Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De La Cruz tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3#
De La Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White's coach down at Dissolution Elite Training Facility was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on White's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from White.
White lands with a left to the head.
White looking for a takedown.
Juanito De La Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter White.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but De La Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
White throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
De La Cruz tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De La Cruz tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De La Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from White.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De La Cruz.
A short uppercut from White.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
De La Cruz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
De La Cruz prevents the takedown attempt.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from De La Cruz.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De La Cruz prevents a takedown attempt there.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De La Cruz takes a shot to the head.
White scores with a shot to the side of De La Cruz's head.
White has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. De La Cruz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
De La Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De La Cruz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De La Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. De La Cruz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Good body shot from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De La Cruz lands a right hand.
De La Cruz lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Walter White will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
De La Cruz misses with a straight right.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De La Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
De La Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White ducks under a wild hook from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz lands a body shot.
De La Cruz scores with a punch to the head.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De La Cruz. De La Cruz obviously looking to wear him down.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz lands a really nice looking cross but White seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Cruz misses with a hook
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
De La Cruz sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
Juanito De La Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
De La Cruz misses with a low kick.
White 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.
White moves away from the strike by De La Cruz.
A swing and a miss from De La Cruz.
White walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De La Cruz.
De La Cruz moves away from the strike by White.
De La Cruz misses with a hook
and De La Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De La Cruz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
White defending well as De La Cruz loads up on a big left hand. #T2#
A slow jab from De La Cruz misses its intended target.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De La Cruz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
White swings widly with a right hand
and De La Cruz counters with a big head kick but White shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White tries to clinch but De La Cruz moves out of range.
De La Cruz is looking to counter punch.
White slips under a jab from De La Cruz.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De La Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
A little jabbing left from White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White misses with an uppercut.
White staying out of range there.
De La Cruz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White throws a sloppy body shot
enabling De La Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from De La Cruz. #T3#
De La Cruz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De La Cruz throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White staying out of range there.
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De La Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. De La Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De La Cruz lands with a kick to the temple. White shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
De La Cruz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
Nice body punch from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White misses with a looping right.#T4#
De La Cruz throws a hook but White blocks it.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De La Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. White should have avoided that one.
De La Cruz digs a good hook to White's body.
De La Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
De La Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from White misses.
De La Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
De La Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De La Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White staying out of range there.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juanito De La Cruz dominated that second round.
That's time! De La Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
A head kick misses from De La Cruz.
White appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De La Cruz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
De La Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De La Cruz lands a lovely overhand right.
De La Cruz lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
De La Cruz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and De La Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
White has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De La Cruz scores with a shot to the body.
De La Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White momentarily.
De La Cruz ducks under a wild hook from White.#T1#
De La Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
De La Cruz lands with a kick to the temple. White shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #ROC#White is rocked!
De La Cruz closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops White! De La Cruz dives in looking to finish! White is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juanito De La Cruz! |
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Event:
MMA Hype -37-
Date: Feb 26, 2025 |
#R1#
De La Cruz throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut there from De La Cruz.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De La Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from De La Cruz.
Juanito De La Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali lands a body shot.
Ali throws a hook to the side of De La Cruz's head but De La Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De La Cruz tries to land a leg kick but Ali saw it coming and moves away.
De La Cruz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ali misses with the combination.
Ali throws a hook to the side of De La Cruz's head but De La Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali throws a body punch but De La Cruz moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De La Cruz.
De La Cruz slips a straight right by Ali.
De La Cruz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from De La Cruz.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Ali moves out of range of the body kick from De La Cruz.
Ali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Ali tries to clinch there but De La Cruz circles away.
De La Cruz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De La Cruz cracks Ali with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ali takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ali's coach down at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY LAS VEGAS was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ali's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
De La Cruz misses with a straight right.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali misses with a jab to the body
and De La Cruz counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for De La Cruz. That snapped Ali's head back.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from De La Cruz.
Ali scores with a jab.
De La Cruz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ali misses with a hook. De La Cruz ducked under it nicely.
De La Cruz misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
De La Cruz delivers a nice body kick.#CL2#
Ali rushes De La Cruz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T2#
De La Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
De La Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De La Cruz thuds his right hand into Ali's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De La Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Ali looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ali paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De La Cruz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De La Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Ali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De La Cruz. De La Cruz obviously looking to wear him down.
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De La Cruz lands a body shot.
De La Cruz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ali closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ali throws a series of punches but De La Cruz moves out of range.
A jab lands there for De La Cruz.#CL2#
Ali has managed to clinch.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
De La Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Ali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De La Cruz.
Ali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and De La Cruz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
De La Cruz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De La Cruz connects with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for De La Cruz.
De La Cruz scores with a hook.
Ali fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De La Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ali connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De La Cruz momentarily.
#CL2#
Ali closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Ali manages to break the clinch.
A big left from De La Cruz misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali ducks under a wild hook from De La Cruz.
Ali is looking to clinch.
De La Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss! #T4#
Ali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De La Cruz moves away from the strike by Ali.
De La Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
De La Cruz misses with an uppercut.
De La Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
De La Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A good leg kick by De La Cruz.
De La Cruz misses with a straight right.
Ali misses with a looping right.
Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De La Cruz throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De La Cruz throws a hook but Ali avoids it easily.
De La Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
De La Cruz slips a jab from Ali.
A shot to the liver by De La Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Juanito De La Cruz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Ali wants to clinch up but De La Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Ali throws an off balance right hand
and De La Cruz counters with a low kick, right behind Ali 's knee.
Ali misses with a looping right.
De La Cruz throwing a counter right hand but Ali manages to avoid it.
Ali slips a jab from De La Cruz.
Ali's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ali misses with an uppercut
and De La Cruz counters with a nice leg kick.
De La Cruz connects with a leg kick.
De La Cruz throws a leg kick
enabling Ali to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from De La Cruz.
Ali swings for the body but De La Cruz moves out of range.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but De La Cruz is just out of range.
Ali blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De La Cruz.
De La Cruz needs to keep his hands up - Ali had a free shot at his head there.#CL2#
Ali darts in and clinches De La Cruz up against the cage.
De La Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali's elbow.
A shot in the inside from De La Cruz. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by De La Cruz. #BC2#
Ali breaks from the clinch.
Ali misses with a left hand
and De La Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
De La Cruz missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De La Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De La Cruz throws a quick counter head kick but Ali was just out of range.
De La Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Ali should have avoided that one.
De La Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
A combination from Ali does no damage.
Ali throws a series of punches but De La Cruz avoids them all with ease.
De La Cruz misses with an uppercut. Ali saw that one coming.
Juanito De La Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
De La Cruz scores with a hook.
Ali takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De La Cruz lands a jab to the head.
Ali is looking to clinch.
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!
Ali misses with a straight left.
Ali throws a poor cross that misses
enabling De La Cruz to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
De La Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
De La Cruz scores with a head kick. Ali tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#ROC#Ali is rocked!
Ali moves away from the strike by De La Cruz.
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can De La Cruz finish him?
Ali tries to bum rush De La Cruz with a series of wild strikes but De La Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ali swinging wildly here.
De La Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ali seems to have recovered his senses.
Ali lands with an overhand left.
Ali tries to clinch up but De La Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice cross by Ali.
De La Cruz misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Ali on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De La Cruz connects with a nice looking jab.
#CL2#
Ali moves into range and clinches up with De La Cruz.
De La Cruz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De La Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
#T3#
De La Cruz digs a right hand underneath Ali's ribcage. Ali let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Ali breaks from the clinch.
De La Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ali stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De La Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
De La Cruz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De La Cruz works Ali's body with a nice hook.
Ali throws a right and a left that De La Cruz avoids nicely.
De La Cruz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De La Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De La Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Ali off balance momentarily.
Ali tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De La Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De La Cruz - that will leave a mark!
Ali tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T4#
De La Cruz cracks Ali with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Ali.
De La Cruz scores with the left hand. Ali knows he should have avoided that one.
De La Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Ali counters with a series of strikes. De La Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
De La Cruz connects with the punch.
De La Cruz missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali throws out a counter right but De La Cruz avoids it with no problem.
Ali throws a predictable looking body shot
and De La Cruz counters with a nice body kick.
Ali missing with a left hand there. De La Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali takes one to the chin there.
De La Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ali can do to turn this around?
De La Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Ali counters with a left to the body.
Ali throws out a loose jab but De La Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali throws a right and a left that both miss.
De La Cruz throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
Ali has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ali swings for the body but De La Cruz moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juanito De La Cruz dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!#R3#
De La Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De La Cruz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ali. That did some damage!
De La Cruz works the jab nicely.
De La Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from De La Cruz misses the target.
De La Cruz blocks a jab.
Ali throws the left hand but De La Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Ali throws a hook but De La Cruz blocks it.
De La Cruz throws the left hand but Ali avoids the punch easily.
De La Cruz with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Cruz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ali on the side of the head.
De La Cruz throws a front kick that sends Ali stumbling back into the cage.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Ali lands a jab to the head.
De La Cruz lands a jab.#T1#
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De La Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De La Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De La Cruz misses with a looping right.
Ali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De La Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De La Cruz.
Ali lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch up but De La Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch but De La Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De La Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Ali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from De La Cruz misses.
De La Cruz tests Ali's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ali.
De La Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
#T2#
Nice jab there from De La Cruz.
Ali misses with a body shot
and De La Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from De La Cruz finds it's way through Ali's defenses.
De La Cruz connects with an inside leg kick.
Ali moves out of range as De La Cruz strikes.
Ali now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ali there as he acknowledges the shot.
De La Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ali looks to land a combination but De La Cruz avoids it well.
De La Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
It seemed like Ali was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De La Cruz lands with a right hand.
De La Cruz cracks a nice hook into Ali's ribs.
De La Cruz is looking to slow Ali down with leg kicks.
De La Cruz jabs at Ali's body.
Ali misses with a jab to the body
and De La Cruz counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Ali defending well as De La Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Ali misses with a hook. De La Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Ali.
De La Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from De La Cruz finds it's target.
Ali stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De La Cruz.
Ali throws a body punch but De La Cruz moves out of range.
De La Cruz moves into range and connects with a jab.
De La Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De La Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De La Cruz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice body punch from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali. #T4#
De La Cruz connects with a leg kick.
Immanuel Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali throws a right hand that misses
and De La Cruz counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Juanito De La Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid leg kick lands there for De La Cruz.
Ali tries to bum rush De La Cruz with a series of wild strikes but De La Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De La Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Ali off balance momentarily.
De La Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Ali slips the punch.
Ali takes a jab right on the kisser.
De La Cruz scores with a punch to the head.
Nice straight punches there by De La Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De La Cruz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De La Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
Immanuel Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De La Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juanito De La Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De La Cruz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juanito De La Cruz! |
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Event:
MMA Hype -27-
Date: Jan 22, 2025 |
#R1#
Yevgraf looks to throw the jab but De La Cruz is out of range.
De La Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yevgraf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De La Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Yevgraf misses.
De La Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yevgraf.
Yevgraf closes this distance looking for a takedown but De La Cruz circles away.
Yevgraf throws a hook to the side of De La Cruz's head but De La Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yevgraf goes for a double leg but De La Cruz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De La Cruz continues to drive forward.
A head punch on the inside from Yevgraf fails to land.
Yevgraf jumps guard but De La Cruz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borislav Yevgraf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yevgraf presses De La Cruz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yevgraf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yevgraf has been working on his balance at Temple of Fitness, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by De La Cruz.
Yevgraf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Yevgraf.
Yevgraf misses with a body punch.
Yevgraf presses De La Cruz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz cracks Yevgraf with a nice body shot.
De La Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yevgraf blocks a body shot from De La Cruz.
Yevgraf lands with a left to the head.
De La Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yevgraf scores with a hook to the body.
De La Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yevgraf's elbow.
De La Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yevgraf misses with a hook to the ribs.
De La Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yevgraf stalling the fight.
Yevgraf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yevgraf working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yevgraf.
De La Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
De La Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De La Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T2#
Yevgraf throws a head punch that misses.
De La Cruz blocking some punches.
Yevgraf misses with a body punch.
Yevgraf scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yevgraf misses with a punch to the body.
De La Cruz dodges an elbow strike from Yevgraf.
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!
A left hand lands to the body for Yevgraf.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De La Cruz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De La Cruz.
De La Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Yevgraf.
Yevgraf is trying to pull guard but De La Cruz has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
De La Cruz breaks from the clinch.
De La Cruz looks to land a right hand but Yevgraf moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De La Cruz, as that shot connected.
Yevgraf digs a good body shot into De La Cruz's ribs.
A shot to the liver by De La Cruz. Beautiful body shot.#T3#
De La Cruz misses with the combination.
Yevgraf misses with an uppercut
and De La Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yevgraf keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yevgraf tries to counter with a takedown but De La Cruz is quick to defend against it.
De La Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yevgraf misses with a looping right.
A big left from De La Cruz misses.
De La Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yevgraf.
A low kick lands for De La Cruz.
De La Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yevgraf scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De La Cruz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De La Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yevgraf lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yevgraf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De La Cruz manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De La Cruz! But no joy.#CL#
Yevgraf rushes De La Cruz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De La Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Yevgraf controls the action.
Nice body punch from De La Cruz.
Yevgraf struggles to land a body shot inside as De La Cruz controls his hands.
Yevgraf blocks an uppercut.
Yevgraf prevents a body shot from De La Cruz. #BC2#
De La Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De La Cruz throws a body kick that misses.
De La Cruz avoids the body shot from Yevgraf.
De La Cruz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De La Cruz lunges at Yevgraf with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yevgraf's hand.
Yevgraf misses with a hook. De La Cruz ducked under it nicely.
De La Cruz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A shot to the liver by De La Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juanito De La Cruz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Yevgraf looks to land a right hand but De La Cruz moved out of range.
De La Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yevgraf takes one to the chin there.
Nice shot by De La Cruz.
Yevgraf throws the left hand but De La Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Yevgraf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De La Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
De La Cruz throws a hook to the side of Yevgraf's head but Yevgraf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De La Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yevgraf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yevgraf looks to score with a jab to the body but De La Cruz is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Yevgraf moves into the clinch.
Yevgraf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yevgraf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De La Cruz tries to break free but Yevgraf pushes him back against the cage.
De La Cruz lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Yevgraf - that landed with a thud.
#T1#
Yevgraf throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on De La Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yevgraf lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yevgraf blocks an uppercut.
Borislav Yevgraf has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yevgraf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yevgraf gets through De La Cruz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yevgraf.
De La Cruz digs a right hand underneath Yevgraf's ribcage. Yevgraf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De La Cruz scores with a shot to the side of Yevgraf's head.
Yevgraf blocking some punches.
Yevgraf takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
De La Cruz stalling in the clinch but Yevgraf improves position.
A short left from Yevgraf.
De La Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yevgraf digs a right hand underneath De La Cruz's ribcage. De La Cruz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De La Cruz scores with a shot to the side of Yevgraf's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from De La Cruz on the inside. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by De La Cruz.
De La Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yevgraf tries to pull guard but De La Cruz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De La Cruz.
A head punch on the inside from De La Cruz fails to land.
De La Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Yevgraf lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De La Cruz.
A right hook to the body lands for De La Cruz.
A short right from De La Cruz on the inside.
De La Cruz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yevgraf missing with knees to the body.
Yevgraf digs a right hand into De La Cruz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De La Cruz's gas tank.
De La Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De La Cruz is leaning against Yevgraf and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yevgraf pushes off an throws an elbow but De La Cruz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
De La Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but Yevgraf won't allow it.
De La Cruz tries a body shot but Yevgraf blocks it.
#T3#
De La Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yevgraf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yevgraf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz blocking some punches.
Yevgraf lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yevgraf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yevgraf works on De La Cruz's body with a couple of short punches.
De La Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from De La Cruz on the inside. #TD#
Yevgraf ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Yevgraf no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
De La Cruz won't allow Yevgraf to sweep him here. #SUB#
De La Cruz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yevgraf can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as De La Cruz controls the pace.#T4#
De La Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
De La Cruz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
De La Cruz postures up.
#SUB#
De La Cruz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB#
Yevgraf escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De La Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yevgraf working a defensive guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Borislav Yevgraf will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Yevgraf throws the left hand but De La Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Juanito De La Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice takedown defense from De La Cruz. No joy for Yevgraf on that attempt.
De La Cruz scores with a head kick.
De La Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yevgraf.
De La Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yevgraf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De La Cruz moves away.
Good shot there by Yevgraf.
De La Cruz misses the jab.
Yevgraf changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
De La Cruz looks to land a left hand but Yevgraf moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Cruz catches Yevgraf with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yevgraf misses with a body shot
and De La Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Yevgraf slips a straight right by De La Cruz.
De La Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yevgraf.
Yevgraf ducks under a wild hook from De La Cruz.#T1#
Yevgraf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De La Cruz.
Yevgraf tries to clinch up.
Yevgraf on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De La Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
De La Cruz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yevgraf takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De La Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
De La Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yevgraf shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De La Cruz defends it nicely.#T2#
De La Cruz tests Yevgraf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De La Cruz throws the left hand but Yevgraf avoids the punch easily.
De La Cruz throws a head kick that Yevgraf semi-blocks.
De La Cruz lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Cruz blocks a jab.
De La Cruz moves away from the strike by Yevgraf.
Yevgraf throws a big shot that misses.
De La Cruz throws out a powerful jab.
Yevgraf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from De La Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yevgraf misses with a straight right. #T3#
De La Cruz lands with an overhand left.
Yevgraf looks to land a left hand but De La Cruz moved out of range nicely.
De La Cruz cracks Yevgraf with a good jab.
De La Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yevgraf was well out of range. Poor timing from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De La Cruz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Yevgraf moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Yevgraf misses.
De La Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De La Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yevgraf throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De La Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De La Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Yevgraf is just out of range.#T4#
Good shot there by Yevgraf.
Yevgraf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De La Cruz manages to avoid it.
Yevgraf goes for a double leg but De La Cruz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De La Cruz continues to drive forward.
De La Cruz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borislav Yevgraf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yevgraf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yevgraf is trying to pull guard but De La Cruz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yevgraf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De La Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
De La Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
De La Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yevgraf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De La Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Yevgraf controls the action.
De La Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De La Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De La Cruz working aggressively here.
Yevgraf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yevgraf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juanito De La Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De La Cruz 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juanito De La Cruz! |
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Event:
NG 17
Date: Oct 26, 2024 |
#R1#
Porter throws a jab but it's blocked by De La Cruz.
Porter looks to land a left hand but De La Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Porter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De La Cruz sizes up Porter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Donk. De La Cruz catches Porter right on the button with a cross.
Porter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De La Cruz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter looks to land a combination but De La Cruz avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from De La Cruz misses the target.
De La Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Porter.
De La Cruz blocks the body kick.
Porter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De La Cruz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T1#
De La Cruz connects with a solid leg kick.
Porter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De La Cruz clobbers Porter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De La Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick from Porter misses.
De La Cruz jabs Porter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Porter misses with an attempted mid kick.
De La Cruz throws a head kick but Porter moves out of range.
De La Cruz scores with a push kick.
De La Cruz feints and then cracks Porter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Porter down.
A thudding body kick lands there by De La Cruz!
De La Cruz avoids the head kick by Porter.
Porter looks winded!
De La Cruz with the inside leg kick.
De La Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Porter tries to bum rush De La Cruz with a series of wild strikes but De La Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De La Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De La Cruz lands with an overhand left.
Porter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Porter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De La Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De La Cruz scores with a head kick.
Porter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Porter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#ROC#Porter is rocked!
Porter misses with a left hand
and De La Cruz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Porter is still on wobbly legs! Can De La Cruz finish him?
De La Cruz lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juanito De La Cruz! |
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Event:
Mount Trials 3
Date: Jul 25, 2024 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.#CL2#
De La Cruz clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Clay has De La Cruz pushed against the cage.#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Cruz is struggling to control the position.
De La Cruz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De La Cruz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Clay up against the cage.
De La Cruz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
De La Cruz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
De La Cruz continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juanito De La Cruz.#CL2#
Clay tries to keep at a distance but De La Cruz has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juanito De La Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De La Cruz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Juanito De La Cruz!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Juanito De La Cruz!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Juanito De La Cruz!
Juanito De La Cruz wins by unanimous decision! |
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