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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apollo Machida acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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156 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Angelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apollo Machida!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida throws a hook but Angelo avoids it easily.
Angelo is looking to clinch.
Angelo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Angelo tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
Machida slips a straight right by Angelo.
Machida lands a nice shot that snaps Angelo's head back.
Angelo misses with a leg kick.
Machida looks to land a body kick but Angelo moved away.
The fighters circling - Machida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Angelo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelo wants to clinch.
Angelo throws out a powerful jab.
Machida is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Angelo moves away.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Angelo.
Angelo darts in and clinches Machida up against the cage.
Angelo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Machida's efforts to push away.
Angelo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Machida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Angelo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Machida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machida misses with a looping left.
Angelo avoids the head kick by Machida.
Angelo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Angelo missing with a left hand there. Machida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo slips a jab from Machida.
Angelo falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Machida throws a leg kick which misses Angelo's front leg but catches the back leg as Angelo tries to avoid it.
Machida lands a nice looking body shot.
Machida lands a right hook to the body.
Angelo doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
Machida throws a body punch but Angelo moves out of range.
Angelo tries to clinch up.
Machida has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Angelo. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida scores with a hook.
Angelo moves to clinch but Machida breaks away
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Angelo closes the distance but Machida moves to the side
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
Machida is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Angelo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Machida counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Machida bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Angelo clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Machida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Angelo's calf.
Angelo ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Angelo misses with a jab to the body
and Machida counters with a leg kick.
Angelo tries to clinch but Machida moves away
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Angelo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machida misses with a body shot.
Machida misses with a low kick.
Angelo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Angelo darts in trying to clinch
and Machida counters with a low kick, right behind Angelo 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Machida dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Machida slips under a jab from Angelo.
Machida fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Angelo tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Angelo closes the distance but Machida moves to the side
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michael Angelo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angelo misses with a body shot
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Angelo lands a slapping body shot.
Machida throws a leg kick
and Angelo counters with a good, hard body kick but Machida shrugs it off.
Nice defenses there by Angelo.
A shot to the liver by Machida. Beautiful body shot.
Machida lands an overhand right.
Machida slips a straight right by Angelo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelo takes one on the button.
Angelo checks a low kick from Machida.
Angelo moves to clinch but Machida breaks away
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Machida stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Machida feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Angelos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Angelo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Machida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Angelo tries to clinch
and Machida counters with a leg kick.
Angelo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machida.
Machida has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Angelo wants to clinch
and Machida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Machida scores with a nice right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Machida, as that shot connected.
Angelo throws a big shot that misses.
Machida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Machida misses with a looping right.
Angelo misses with the combination.
Angelo looks to land a combination but Machida avoids it well.
Machida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Machida.
Machida lands with a hook. Angelo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Machida is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Angelo misses with a looping right.
Angelo wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Angelo moves out of range of the body kick from Machida.
Angelo closes the distance but Machida moves to the side
and Machida counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Angelo throws a leg kick
and Machida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Machida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Angelo tries to clinch
and Machida counters with a nice body shot.
Michael Angelo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some bone on bone action there as Angelo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelo throws a combination that misses
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Angelo wants to clinch
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Machida lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Machida misses with a straight left.
Apollo Machida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Angelo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machida scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Machida plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida ducks right into an uppercut from Angelo.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Angelo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Machida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Angelo tries to clinch
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Angelo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Machida throws a push kick but Angelo slaps the foot to one side.
Machida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Angelo wants to clinch but Machida slips to the side
and Machida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Machida keeps the fight on the outside.
Angelo thows a leg kick but Machida checks it
and Machida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Angelo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machida.
Angelo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Angelo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machida.
Angelo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Angelo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelo misses the shot to the body.
Machida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Machida misses its intended target.
Machida throws a leg kick
and Angelo counters by moving into the clinch.
Angelo misses with a body punch.
Machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machida wants to break free but Angelo has control.
Machida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Angelo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machida.
Angelo looks to clinch
and Angelo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Angelo misses with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Machida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Machida takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida 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.
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Angelo moves out of range of the leg kick from Machida.
Angelo closes the distance but Machida moves to the side
and Machida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Angelo's knee momentarily.
Angelo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Machida.
Machida looks to land a body kick but Angelo moved away.
Angelo takes one to the side of the head.
Angelo looks to clinch
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Machida lands a head shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Machida - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida slips under a jab.
Angelo takes a swing at Machida's ribcage but misses.
Machida misses with a straight left.
Machida tries to land a leg kick but Angelo saw it coming and moves away.
Angelo closes the distance but Machida moves to the side
and Machida counters with a nice leg kick.
Angelo moves to clinch but Machida breaks away
and Machida finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Angelo throws a sloppy head kick and Machida moves out of range easily.
Machida connects with a high kick.
Machida throws a leg kick which misses Angelo's front leg but catches the back leg as Angelo tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Machida tenderised Angelo's leg. Angelo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Angelo throws a big shot that misses.
Angelo checks a leg kick nicely.
Machida blocks a jab.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michael Angelo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Angelo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apollo Machida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Machida winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Machida!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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