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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haer Dalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cruz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Deja Vu. Dalis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by On the Warpath. Humberto Cruz had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haer Dalis!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Cruz both land. Nice combination.
Dalis needs to keep his hands up - Cruz had a free shot at his head there.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dalis as he avoids it easily.
Cruz sizes up Dalis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good shot there by Dalis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dalis.
Dalis misses with a wild body shot.
Dalis scores with a nice body kick.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz swings for the body but Dalis moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dalis, as that shot connected.
Dalis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A good leg kick by Cruz.
Cruz is looking to score with low kicks.
Cruz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Cruz walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz swings for the body but Dalis moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cruz checks a leg kick.
Dalis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cruz.
Dalis misses with a kick to the body.
Dalis connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
Dalis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz looks for the body kick but Dalis saw that one coming.
Cruz is looking to wear down Dalis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dalis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dalis misses with a kick to the body.
Dalis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dalis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruz moves into the clinch.
Dalis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dalis prevents a body shot from Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalis throws a head punch that misses.
Dalis wants to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dalis blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Dalis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Cruz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cruz jabs Dalis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Cruz there.
Dalis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dalis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dalis.
Cruz checks the leg kick.
Cruz cracks Dalis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz tries to clinch but Dalis moves away
and Dalis counters with a nice uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cruz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dalis - the referee stops the clock and Cruz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dalis. Cruz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalis misses with a hook
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Dalis cracks Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some bone on bone action there as Dalis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dalis.
Dalis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cruz in his tracks.
Dalis throws the kick towards the body but Cruz avoids it.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Dalis stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Dalis wants to clinch.
Dalis gets a clinch.
Dalis throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dalis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cruz misses with an elbow strike.
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!
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dalis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dalis cracks the inside of Cruz's front leg.
Cruz tries to land a body kick
and Dalis counters with a leg kick.
Dalis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz thuds his shin into the meat of Dalis's side.
Dalis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dalis to the mat! Dalis manages to get full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dalis wants to sweep but no luck.
Dalis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cruz's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cruz feints and then cracks Dalis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dalis down.
Humberto Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Dalis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cruz thumps Dalis with a low kick.
Dalis lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz scores with a shot to the body.
Dalis tries to keep at a distance but Cruz has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalis.
Dalis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dalis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cruz walks away with a smile on his face. Dalis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dalis tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
Jab from Cruz.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Dalis circles away.
Dalis thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dalis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dalis doesn't seem bothered though.
Dalis is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz slips under a jab from Dalis.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Dalis scores with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dalis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dalis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cruz on the side of the head.
Dalis misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cruz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dalis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dalis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dalis tests Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Dalis.
Cruz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dalis swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Dalis lands a head shot.
Haer Dalis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Cruz digs a right hand underneath Dalis's ribcage. Dalis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dalis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dalis misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Dalis to work.
Cruz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dalis.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Dalis.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Dalis controls the action.
Dalis blocks an uppercut.
Cruz tries to work over Dalis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dalis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dalis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dalis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cruz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dalis throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dalis pushes Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz is looking to land body kicks.
Dalis walks into a left hand.
Cruz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dalis moves away.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Dalis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good work by Dalis as he checks the leg kick.
Dalis is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cruz - that will leave a mark!
Dalis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Dalis avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Dalis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Dalis sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dalis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dalis tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dalis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cruz connects with a body shot that sends Dalis's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Cruz dominated that second round.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A slow jab from Dalis misses its intended target.
Dalis thumps Cruz with a low kick.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dalis manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Dalis.
Dalis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Dalis.
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dalis counters with a low kick, right behind Cruz 's knee.
Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dalis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cruz somewhat.
Dalis misses with a straight right.
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Dalis counter with a right hand.
Dalis connects with a leg kick. Cruz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dalis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dalis just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dalis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cruz misses with a double jab.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Dalis forces Cruz back against the cage and clinches.
Dalis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Dalis avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Dalis swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dalis misses with a punch to the body.
Dalis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dalis.
Dalis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dalis trying to control the position but instead, Cruz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dalis into the cage.
Haer Dalis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dalis breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dalis misses with a low kick.
Dalis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz connects with a crisp jab.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Dalis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dalis lands a nice hook to Cruz's body. Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dalis defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz lands a head shot.
Dalis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a chopping leg kick but Dalis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dalis was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dalis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cruz.
Cruz feints and then cracks Dalis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dalis down.
Dalis throws out a leg kick but Cruz moves out of range and Dalis only half commits.
Cruz swings for the body but Dalis moves out of range.
Humberto Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dalis throws a series of punches but Cruz avoids them all with ease.
Dalis misses with a leg kick.
Dalis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dalis clobbers Cruz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dalis looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cruz.
Cruz moves out of range of the leg kick from Dalis.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cruz. That's going to slow Dalis down.
Dalis moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dalis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dalis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz defending well as Dalis loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dalis's calf.
Dalis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dalis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dalis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cruz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dalis.
Dalis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dalis missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Haer Dalis.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humberto Cruz!
Humberto Cruz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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