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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Cold (ranked 922 p4p, 118 weight class) and Seiryu Machida (ranked 954 p4p, 122 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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199 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
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187 lbs
12 - 6 - 3 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seiryu Machida!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cold tries to keep at a distance but Machida has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cold throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Cold lands with a left to the head.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Cold blocks it.
Cold misses with a punch to the body.
Cold misses with a body punch.
Cold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cold scores with a shoulder strike.
Machida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cold's defenses.
It looks like Steven Cold has been cut.
Cold can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
I was talking to Cold's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Machida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Machida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cold digs a right hand into Machida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Machida's gas tank.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
Cold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cold blocks it with crossed arms.
Machida lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cold misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold misses with the head strike.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cold.
A short right from Cold on the inside.
Machida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cold.
Cold avoids a wild elbow strike from Machida.
Cold tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
Cold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cold misses with some punches.
Cold lands with a left to the head.
Cold misses with a punch to the body.
Machida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cold misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Cold.
A shot in the inside from Cold.
Machida misses with the head strike.
Cold takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machida misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cold throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Cold misses with some punches.
Cold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Cold throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Cold - that landed with a thud.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cold struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Machida blocks a body shot from Cold.
Machida lands a hook that snaps the head of Cold backwards.
Machida prevents a body shot from Cold.
Cold misses with the head strike.
Machida connects with a knee to the head.
Cold digs a right hand underneath Machida's ribcage. Machida let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cold throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Cold managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
A short body shot lands from Cold as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida blocks a body shot from Cold.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Cold is blocking nicely.
Machida blocks a body shot from Cold.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cold.
Machida misses with an elbow strike.
Cold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cold has a couple of punches blocked by Machida.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Cold blocks it.
Machida takes a shot to the head.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machida with a knee to the head.
Cold working aggressively here.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Machida lands a good knee to the midsection. Cold won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cold misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Cold avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Cold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machida landing knees to the head.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cold blocks an uppercut.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida misses with a punch on the inside.
Cold throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Cold misses with a body punch.
Cold takes a knee right on the jaw!
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Cold misses with a body punch.
Machida blocks a body shot from Cold.
Cold misses with a body punch.
Cold digs a right hand into Machida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Machida's gas tank.
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 Steven Cold will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steven Cold's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida tries to clinch up but Cold circles away and keeps his distance.
Cold lands with a right hand.
A solid body kick from Cold.
Cold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Cold.
Machida wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cold throws a sloppy head kick and Machida moves out of range easily.
Cold keeps the fight on the outside.
Machida clinches.
Cold tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Cold blocks it.
Cold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cold misses with some punches.
Cold managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
Machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cold misses with a punch to the body.
Cold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cold is leaning against Machida and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cold managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
Cold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida blocks a body shot from Cold.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machida.
Cold is working Machida over against the cage.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Cold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cold misses with a body punch.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Cold blocks with his arms.
Cold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machida prevents a body shot from Cold.
A short body shot lands from Cold as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machida is looking to control Cold's arms but Cold gets an underhook and turns him. Now Machida has his back to the cage.
Cold avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Machida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cold avoids it.
Machida throws an elbow but it misses.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steven Cold has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cold tries to throw a body punch but Machida avoids it by throwing Cold back against the cage.
Cold tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold swings wildly with an uppercut but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Cold on the inside.
Machida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Machida lands an elbow inside that Cold shrugs off.
Cold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machida blocking some punches.
Cold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Cold lands with a left to the head.
Cold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Cold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machida prevents a body shot from Cold.
Cold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cold.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cold.
Cold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cold.
Cold tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
Machida looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Cold.
Nice body punch from Cold.
Cold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Cold.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cold.
Machida is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Cold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Machida is still on wobbly legs! Can Cold finish him?
Cold lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Cold.
Cold lands with a short shot to the head.
Cold creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Machida's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Machida drops to his knees and Cold pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Cold!
Steven Cold decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
72% |
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