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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darth Paduwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Machete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paduwan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bitch. The crowd seem to be enjoying Machete's choice of entrance music: Sandstorm - Darude. Andres Machete acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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151 lbs
16 - 7 - 2 |
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159 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Paduwan !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andres Machete!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paduwan throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Machete to counter with a crisp jab.
Machete thuds a left hand into Paduwan 's body.
Andres Machete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machete tries to work over Paduwan 's front leg with a kick but Paduwan checks it.
Paduwan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Machete checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Paduwan looks to land a combination but Machete avoids it well.
Machete misses with a hook
and Paduwan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Paduwan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machete is out of range and Paduwan settles back down.
Paduwan throws a leg kick but Machete sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Paduwan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Machete swats away the attempt to clinch by Paduwan .
A leg kick checked by Paduwan .
Machete throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paduwan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paduwan misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machete lands with a cross.
Machete blocks a leg kick.
Paduwan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Paduwan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paduwan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machete.
Paduwan thows a body shot but no joy.
Paduwan tries a low kick but Machete avoids it.
Machete throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Machete ducks under a wild hook from Paduwan .
Nice defenses there by Machete.
Machete uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paduwan .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machete bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paduwan 's head backwards.
Machete checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machete.
Paduwan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machete is out of range and Paduwan settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Machete.
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!
Nice defenses there by Paduwan .
Machete wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Machete throws a lazy right hand but Paduwan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paduwan misses with an uppercut.
Machete throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Paduwan misses with a leg kick
and Paduwan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paduwan takes one on the button.
Machete lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan ducks under a wild hook from Machete.
Paduwan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paduwan rushes Machete and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Machete managing to block the knees to the body from Paduwan .
Paduwan misses with a knee to the head.
Machete misses with a punch on the inside.
Machete misses with a body punch.
Paduwan lands a good knee to the midsection. Machete won't want to take too many of those.
Machete goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machete blocks an elbow strike from Paduwan .
Machete goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machete wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paduwan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Paduwan .
Machete takes an elbow to the temple.
Paduwan trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paduwan blocks a body shot from Machete.
Paduwan controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paduwan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machete lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paduwan breaks the clinch.
Machete throws a lazy right hand but Paduwan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Paduwan .
Paduwan wants to slow Machete down by chopping away at his legs.
Paduwan blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paduwan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Machete takes a swing at Paduwan 's ribcage but misses.
Machete blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Darth Paduwan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Paduwan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Machete's corner calls for a 1-2. Machete obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Machete lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Machete throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Machete misses with the body kick
and Paduwan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Machete stalks Paduwan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Paduwan 's face. Paduwan staggers backwards, shaken.
Paduwan doesn't manage to clinch there - Machete circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machete scores with a jab. Paduwan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Paduwan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machete swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andres Machete seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paduwan lands a glancing blow to the side of Machete's head.
Machete walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paduwan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Paduwan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Paduwan dips to his left and cracks Machete with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paduwan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machete.
Paduwan checks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Machete checks a leg kick.
Paduwan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paduwan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice cross by Machete.
Paduwan moves into the clinch successfully.
Machete is working Paduwan over against the cage.
Machete misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machete struggles to land a body shot inside as Paduwan controls his hands.
Paduwan crunches a lovely knee into Machete's ribcage.
Machete manages to break the clinch.
Machete moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machete connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Machete looks to land a combination but Paduwan avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paduwan slips under a jab.
Paduwan is looking to clinch but Machete is avoiding it.
Paduwan looks to land a right hand but Machete moved out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Machete darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Paduwan slips a straight right by Machete.
Paduwan tries to work over Machete's front leg with a kick but Machete checks it.
Paduwan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machete throws a hook but Paduwan avoids it easily.
Paduwan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machete keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Machete slips under a jab.
Paduwan connects with an inside leg kick.
Machete ducks under a wild hook from Paduwan .
Machete turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machete.
Machete connects with a single shot there.
Machete blocks a leg kick.
Paduwan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paduwan ducks right into an uppercut from Machete.
Machete catches Paduwan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Machete makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paduwan is looking to clinch.
Paduwan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machete looks to land a combination but Paduwan avoids it well.
Nice cross by Machete.
A clash of legs there as Machete blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Machete.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paduwan throws out a loose jab but Machete uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Machete checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Machete waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paduwan .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Machete showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Paduwan staying out of range there.
Paduwan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machete.
Paduwan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paduwan wants to land a leg kick but Machete is out of range.
Paduwan tries to clinch there but Machete circles away.
Machete throws the left hand but Paduwan avoids the punch easily.
Machete rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paduwan counters with a nice leg kick.
Paduwan moves out of range as Machete strikes.
Paduwan doesn't manage to clinch there - Machete circles away.
A jab lands there for Paduwan .
Machete throws a big shot that misses.
Paduwan tries to clinch up but Machete circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machete throws a leg kick but Paduwan checks it.
Paduwan throws a looping overhand right but Machete ducks down to avoid it.
Machete attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Machete throws a body punch but Paduwan moves out of range.
Paduwan lands a leg kick that knocks Machete off balance momentarily.
Paduwan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Machete throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick from Machete misses.
Paduwan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Machete can pounce on him.
Paduwan misses with a low kick as Machete jumps back.
Paduwan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paduwan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Paduwan .
Paduwan throws a lazy right hand but Machete sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paduwan misses with a straight left.
Paduwan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machete tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paduwan was well out of range. Poor timing from Machete.
Machete throws a half hearted mid kick.
Paduwan scoring well with a low kick there.
Machete throws a wild body kick that Paduwan sees coming a mile off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Machete checks a leg kick.
Machete misses with a looping left.
Machete throws a right and a left that Paduwan avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan throws a push kick but Machete slaps the foot to one side.
Machete throws a right hand that Paduwan ducks under and follows up with a left that Paduwan also avoids with ease.
Machete gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paduwan .
Machete misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paduwan moves out of range of the leg kick from Machete.
Good work by Paduwan as he checks the leg kick.
Machete takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Machete misses with a jab, cross combination.
Machete misses with a lunging right hand
and Paduwan counters with a nice uppercut.
Paduwan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Machete throws a hook but Paduwan avoids it easily.
Paduwan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machete throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machete moves out of range of the body kick.
Paduwan walks into a stiff left hand from Machete.
Machete throws an off balance right hand
and Paduwan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paduwan .
Machete throws a shot from downtown. Paduwan moves away and avoids it.
Machete pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Machete misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Paduwan misses.
Machete throws a hook but Paduwan blocks it.
Paduwan misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Darth Paduwan .
I think Paduwan 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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