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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thai Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akao Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
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205 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thai Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akao Machida!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fighter tries to avoid it but Machida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fighter to the ground. Fighter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fighter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head kick from Fighter lands but Machida takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Fighter.
Machida looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Machida shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fighter defends it nicely.
Thai Fighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akao Machida.
Fighter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Machida tries to clinch but Fighter is having none of it.
Machida tries to clinch but Fighter moves out of range.
Machida shoots in and drives through. Fighter sprawls well.
Akao Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fighter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fighter scores with a leg kick.
Machida throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fighter counters with a head kick. That will keep Machida thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Machida wants to clinch but Fighter slips to the side
and Fighter counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Machida fails with a takedown attempt.
Machida fails with the takedown
and Fighter counters with a nice leg kick.
Fighter stuffs the takedown.
Machida looks gassed!
Fighter scores with a head kick.
Machida shoots in for a takedown but Fighter shows good takedown defense.
Machida darts in trying to clinch
and Fighter counters by moving into the clinch.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple.
Fighter lands a damaging elbow.
Fighter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Machida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machida wants to get back to striking at distance but Fighter won't allow it.
Fighter lands a damaging elbow.
Fighter keeps control of Machida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fighter looking to throw knees to the head but Machida is blocking nicely.
Fighter trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida managing to block the knees to the body from Fighter.
Fighter lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.
Fighter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fighter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fighter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Fighter.
Fighter looking to throw knees to the head but Machida is blocking nicely.
Fighter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fighter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fighter lands an elbow inside.
Fighter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fighter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Machida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fighter lands a nice elbow.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fighter lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment.
Fighter lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Fighter.
Fighter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fighter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fighter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fighter scores with a knee to the head.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Machida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thai Fighter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fighter clinches up against the cage.
Fighter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Machida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fighter lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fighter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machida avoiding damage as Fighter throws knees to the body.
Fighter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fighter lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.
Fighter avoids the elbow strike from Machida, against the cage.
Machida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fighter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the head but Machida blocks with his arms.
Fighter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fighter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machida.
Fighter misses with an elbow strike.
Machida blocks the elbow strike.
Fighter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Machida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Machida wants to get back to striking at distance but Fighter won't allow it.
Fighter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fighter lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.
Fighter lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment.
Fighter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Machida's efforts to push away.
Fighter connects with a knee to the head.
Machida avoiding damage as Fighter throws knees to the body.
Fighter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Machida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fighter tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Machida tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fighter counters with a head kick.
Fighter slaps away a takedown attempt from Machida, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fighter has Machida up against the cage in a clinch.
Machida managing to block the knees to the body from Fighter.
Machida is trying to force a seperation but Fighter has the dominant position.
Fighter lands a damaging elbow.
Fighter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machida is working for takedown but Fighter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Machida avoiding damage as Fighter throws knees to the body.
Fighter prevents Machida from breaking the clinch.
Fighter lands an elbow inside.
Fighter lands a damaging elbow.
Machida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fighter lands an elbow inside.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Fighter is controlling him.
Machida tries to pull guard but Fighter won't allow it.
Fighter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Machida blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fighter throws an elbow but misses.
Fighter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Fighter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Machida shoots in for a takedown but Fighter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Machida closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fighter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fighter.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple.
Fighter throws an elbow that misses.
Fighter misses with a knee to the head.
Machida tries to circle away but Fighter has him pinned against the cage.
Machida tries to pull guard but Fighter holds him up against the cage and eventually Machida drops back down to his feet.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fighter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fighter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fighter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fighter misses with an elbow over the top.
Machida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machida tries to clinch up
and Fighter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Fighter. No joy for Machida on that attempt.
Thai Fighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akao Machida.
Machida darts in trying to clinch
and Fighter counters with a big head kick but Machida shrugs it off.
Fighter stuffs the takedown.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fighter. That's going to slow Machida down.
Fighter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fighter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Machida avoiding damage as Fighter throws knees to the body.
Fighter lands an elbow inside.
Fighter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses.
Fighter lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the head but Machida blocks with his arms.
Fighter scores with a knee to the head.
Fighter lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.
Fighter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fighter lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machida avoids it.
Machida tries to break free but Fighter pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fighter obliges.
Nice elbow from Fighter.
Fighter connects with a knee to the head.
Fighter lands a nice elbow.
Fighter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fighter throws an elbow but misses.
Fighter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machida.
Fighter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machida tries to circle away but Fighter has him pinned against the cage.
Fighter lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.
Machida drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fighter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fighter lands a damaging elbow.
Fighter misses with an elbow strike.
Machida misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Fighter.
Fighter lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.
Fighter lands a nice elbow.
Machida is trying desperately to land a takedown but Fighter is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Machida.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple.
Fighter lands a nice elbow.
Fighter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fighter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Machida's efforts to push away.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fighter.
Fighter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fighter missing with knees to the body.
Machida wants to get back to striking at distance but Fighter won't allow it.
Fighter lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.
Machida wants to break free but Fighter has control.
Fighter landing knees to the body.
Machida blocks an elbow strike from Fighter.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machida avoids it.
Machida fails to pull guard.
Fighter lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.
Machida tries to break free but Fighter pushes him back against the cage.
Fighter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Machida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Machida tries to clinch up
and Fighter counters with a big head kick but Machida shrugs it off.
Machida throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fighter counters with a head kick. That will keep Machida thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Machida looks to clinch
and Fighter counters with a head kick.
Machida is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fighter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fighter lands with a nice body punch.
Machida closes the distance and clinches up with Fighter, looking for a takedown. Machida pushes Fighter against the cage but Fighter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fighter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fighter connects with a high kick.
Fighter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Machida tries to clinch
and Fighter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Machida tries to clinch but Fighter moves away
and Fighter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fighter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machida.
Machida wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fighter lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.
Fighter lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machida avoids it.
Fighter lands a good knee to the midsection. Machida won't want to take too many of those.
Machida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fighter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses.
Machida has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fighter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Machida can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Fighter dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Machida tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fighter counters by moving into the clinch.
Fighter landing knees to the body.
Machida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Fighter.
Machida is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fighter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Machida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Machida wants to clinch
and Fighter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Machida avoiding damage as Fighter throws knees to the body.
Fighter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fighter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Machida throws an elbow but it misses.
Fighter lands a damaging elbow.
Fighter lands a nice elbow.
Machida is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fighter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machida avoids it.
Fighter lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.
Fighter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fighter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fighter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fighter lands a damaging elbow.
Fighter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Machida jumps guard but Fighter stands there with Machida around his waist. Machida gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thai Fighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akao Machida.
Fighter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter lands a damaging elbow.
Machida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fighter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fighter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fighter lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.
Fighter blocks an elbow strike.
Fighter lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.
Fighter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fighter throws an elbow that misses.
Machida can't break the clinch.
Machida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Fighter.
Fighter lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment.
Machida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machida working hard to break the clinch.
Fighter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Machida is trying to break free.
Machida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fighter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machida.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple.
Fighter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Machida is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fighter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fighter prevents Machida from breaking the clinch.
Fighter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses.
Machida manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fighter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machida shoots in and drives through. Fighter sprawls well.
Machida tries to clinch
and Fighter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Machida can't break the clinch.
Machida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fighter landing knees to the head.
Machida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Machida wants to break free but Fighter has control.
Machida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fighter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fighter throws an elbow but misses.
Machida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machida tries to break free but Fighter pushes him back against the cage.
Fighter lands a damaging elbow.
Machida throws an elbow but it misses.
Fighter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fighter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machida is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Machida manages to break the clinch.
Machida looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fighter is fending him off so far but Machida persists. Nope, Fighter circles away and we're back to standing.
Machida has his takedown stuffed
and Fighter counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machida has a takedown stuffed.
Fighter gets a clinch.
Fighter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fighter lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.
Fighter lands a damaging elbow.
Fighter lands an elbow inside.
Machida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fighter moves into the clinch successfully.
Fighter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fighter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fighter tries a knee to the head but Machida blocks it.
Fighter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machida wants to break free but Fighter has control.
Machida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fighter has him pressed against the cage.
Fighter missing with knees to the body.
Fighter connects with a knee to the head.
Machida tries to break free but Fighter pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Machida is defending well for now.
Machida takes a knee to the side of the body.
Machida pushes off an throws an elbow but Fighter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Machida has had enough of the clinch but Fighter keeps him there for the moment.
Machida is trying to break free.
Fighter misses with a knee strike.
Fighter looking to throw knees to the head but Machida is blocking nicely.
Fighter misses with a knee strike.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Machida or perhaps it was just good defense by Fighter which made him look bad.
Machida shoots in for a takedown but Fighter shows good takedown defense.
Fighter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machida takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Akao Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thai Fighter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Machida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fighter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thai Fighter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fighter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thai Fighter!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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