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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Haer Dalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Machete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dalis comes to the cage accompanied by On the Warpath. Machete comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sandstorm - Darude kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Haer Dalis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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163 lbs
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158 lbs
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haer Dalis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andres Machete!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machete swings widly with a right hand
and Dalis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andres Machete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dalis moves away from the strike by Machete.
Dalis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Machete 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.
Machete fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Dalis as he connects with a hook.
Dalis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dalis tries to clinch but Machete is having none of it.
Machete lands a body shot.
Machete jabs at Dalis's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dalis.
Dalis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Machete turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dalis misses with the body kick
and Machete counters with a straight right hand.
Dalis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Machete lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Machete. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Machete.
Machete connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dalis's hands.
Machete lunges at Dalis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dalis's hand.
Machete jabs Dalis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Machete will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Machete throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Machete lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Machete.
Machete steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dalis.
Machete tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dalis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dalis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dalis scores with a shot to the body.
Machete moves out of range of the leg kick from Dalis.
Dalis is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Machete is predictable there
and Dalis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Machete thows a leg kick but Dalis checks it
and Dalis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machete misses with a jab to the body
and Dalis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dalis.
Machete working aggressively here.
Machete tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dalis's elbow.
Dalis lands with a short shot to the head.
Machete tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dalis stalling.
Machete tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dalis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machete backwards.
Dalis misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Dalis.
Dalis has Machete pressed against the cage, preventing Machete from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dalis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machete.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machete tries to break free but Dalis pushes him back against the cage.
Dalis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machete backwards.
Dalis controlling the action here for a moment.
Machete's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dalis manages to break the clinch.
Machete lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A big right from Dalis misses.
Decent striking displayed by Dalis there.
Machete throws a body punch but Dalis moves out of range.
Machete lands the left hand.
Machete tries to close the distance and clinch but Dalis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machete fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dalis checks it well.
Machete cracks a nice hook into Dalis's ribs.
Machete swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machete takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machete misses with a leg kick
and Dalis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machete takes a swing at Dalis's ribcage but misses.
Dalis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machete.
Machete has Dalis up against the cage in a clinch.
Machete blocking some punches.
A short left from Machete.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dalis taking a breather.
Dalis blocking some punches.
Machete will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dalis up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andres Machete will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Machete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dalis.
Dalis throws the left hand but Machete avoids the punch easily.
Dalis lands a lovely overhand right.
Dalis misses with a body kick.
Dalis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Machete's calf.
Machete misses the jab.
Machete is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dalis rather than just go for the knockout.
Machete lands with a cross.
Dalis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machete throws a hook but Dalis avoids it easily.
Machete lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Machete blocks a jab.
Dalis slips a jab from Machete.
Machete throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machete blocks a leg kick.
Machete waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dalis.
Dalis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dalis misses with a looping right.
Machete throws out a loose jab but Dalis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machete moves in looking to clinch but Dalis pushes him off.
Dalis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Machete's waist but Machete gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dalis off to one side.
Dalis scores with a sloppy right hand. Machete should have avoided that one.
Machete misses with an uppercut. Dalis saw that one coming.
Good work by Machete as he checks the leg kick.
Dalis lands with a shot to the body.
Dalis throws a hook but Machete blocks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dalis, as that shot connected.
Andres Machete seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machete misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dalis scoring well with a low kick there.
Andres Machete is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machete throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dalis closes the distance and clinches up with Machete, looking for a takedown. Dalis pushes Machete against the cage but Machete circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Machete fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dalis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dalis ducks right into an uppercut from Machete.
Machete throws a hook to the side of Dalis's head but Dalis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machete misses with an uppercut
and Dalis counters with a body kick that stops Machete in his tracks momentarily.
Machete doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dalis lands a leg kick that knocks Machete off balance momentarily.
Machete throws a leg kick
and Dalis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dalis swats away the attempt to clinch by Machete.
Dalis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machete's sensitive parts.
Machete misses with a double jab.
Machete avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dalis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machete lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dalis ducks under a wild hook from Machete.
Dalis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Machete throws a chopping leg kick but Dalis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dalis slips under a jab.
Machete tries to clinch but Dalis moves away
and Dalis counters with a nice leg kick.
Machete blocks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Machete misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Machete tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Machete tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dalis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machete swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Machete looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy left from Dalis finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Dalis misses.
Dalis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dalis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Machete misses.
Dalis ducks under a wild hook from Machete.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dalis misses with a leg kick.
Machete scores with a three punch combo!
Machete misses with a jab to the body
and Dalis counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Haer Dalis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dalis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machete fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dalis checks a low kick from Machete.
Machete steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dalis.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machete.
Dalis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Machete avoids it really well and circles away.
Machete throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Dalis to counter with a crisp jab.
Machete will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Machete steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dalis.
Dalis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dalis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dalis slips a jab and a cross from Machete.
Dalis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalis misses with a low kick as Machete jumps back.
Dalis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dalis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dalis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Machete's head.
Machete is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dalis not doing much here.
Dalis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Machete does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machete is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dalis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dalis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Machete is looking for a sweep. Dalis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dalis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Haer Dalis.
Dalis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machete scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dalis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machete.
Dalis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Machete was covering up waiting for the punch and Dalis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dalis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dalis is in close to Machete's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dalis tries to free his leg and advance position but Machete is retaining full guard.
Dalis working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dalis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalis trying to control but Machete is working from the bottom.
Dalis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dalis trying to control the position from guard on top but Machete is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 fight!
Haer Dalis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dalis 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haer Dalis!
Haer Dalis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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