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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Burst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dominickoy machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burst comes into the arena with seven blaring out of the sound system. machida comes into a darkened arena with his song building. the game kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kobe Burst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, dominickoy machida!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burst throws a leg kick that misses.
machida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burst tries to avoid it but machida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burst to the ground. Burst escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Burst circles away.
Burst shoots and misses
and machida counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by machida.
machida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from machida.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
machida scores with a hook to the body.
machida fails to pull guard.
Burst ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Burst no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
machida throwing strikes from guard but Burst blocks nicely.
machida would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
machida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burst working for a triangle but machida defends it easily.
machida passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
machida wants to free his trapped foot but Burst is holding on for dear life with his legs.
machida thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
machida tries to stand but can't do so whilst Burst controls his leg.
machida seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burst does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Burst throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
machida looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Burst is looking to improve his position.
machida is looking for a kimura here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Burst tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Burst throws a series of punches but machida moves out of range.
machida takes the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from machida as the two fighters clinch.
Burst has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics machida uses from the top position.
machida trying to control but Burst is working from the bottom.
machida looking to pass the guard.
machida throws a big right hand that misses.
Burst throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! machida escapes and throws Burst's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Burst is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
machida working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
machida decides to stand back up.
Burst throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burst swats away the attempt to clinch by machida.
machida fails with the takedown
and Burst counters with a shoot takedown. machida fights it but they end up in guard.
Kobe Burst has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dominickoy machida.
Burst tries to free his leg and advance position but machida is retaining full guard.
Burst loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
machida looking for a guillotine here but Burst defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
machida is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
machida wants to get back to his feet but Burst is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
machida is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
machida controls Burst momentarily but Burst frees himself.
machida escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burst gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Burst stops machida from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
dominickoy machida dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Burst. That's going to slow machida down.
Burst will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burst swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
machida darts in trying to clinch
and Burst counters with a takedown into side control.
machida is trying to get back to half guard.
Burst scoring with punches and elbows.
Burst could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
machida tries to bench press Burst off him but Burst keeps the position.
Burst tries to advance to mount but machida denies him.
machida is looking to regain half guard here but Burst keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Burst's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Burst duly obliges.
Burst connects with a solid leg kick.
Burst closes this distance looking for a takedown but machida circles away.
machida darts in trying to clinch
and Burst counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
machida breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
machida misses with a takedown attempt
and Burst counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
machida is breathing heavily.
Burst gets to his feet. machida looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Burst shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and machida counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobe Burst. That's going to take a lot out of him.
machida with a poor takedown
and Burst counters by clinching up.
machida misses with a punch to the body.
machida wants to get back to striking at distance but Burst won't allow it.
Burst breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burst bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burst lands some shots froms side control.
machida is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Burst is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Burst postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. machida looks a forlorn figure.
Burst with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
machida is looking to improve his position but Burst isn't that keen on the idea.
machida squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Burst tries to control but machida wriggling away.
Burst throwing strikes here but machida is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
machida wants to hold on but Burst pushes him away.
machida keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
machida is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
machida gets back to half guard.
machida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burst trying to control from half guard but machida is working away.
machida is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
machida wants to control but Burst is keeping busy and won't allow it.
machida manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Burst clinches.
machida tries a body shot but Burst blocks it.
Burst pulls guard successfully.
Burst 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.
machida throws and elbow that misses. Burst uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in machida's guard. Nice move by Burst!
Burst landing with the ground and pound.
Kobe Burst overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burst works a leg free and moves into half guard.
machida is looking to escape.
Burst frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burst trying to control but machida is having none of it.
machida is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Burst dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
machida darts in trying to clinch
and Burst counters with a shoot takedown. machida fights it but they end up in guard.
Burst wants to control from the top but machida keeps moving.
Burst is in close to machida's body, working some short punches and elbows.
machida throws his legs up looking for a submission but Burst uses it to pass to side control.
machida is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Burst's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Burst throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burst not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
machida is looking for a sweep. Burst is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Burst passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for machida!
That's one minute gone in the round.
machida is wriggling around trying to escape.
Burst scores with a couple of good head shots there.
machida regains half guard.
Burst stops machida from getting back to his feet.
Burst is tying to control. machida wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
machida is trying to stand up here but Burst is controlling him well.
machida moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Burst stopping the sweep attempt from machida.
Burst gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kobe Burst is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burst shoots and misses
and machida holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Burst jumps into guard, dragging machida to the mat.
Burst wants to get back to his feet but machida is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
machida throws and elbow that misses. Burst uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in machida's guard. Nice move by Burst!
machida will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
machida is looking for a triangle but Burst pushes his legs off easily.
machida wants to sweep but no luck.
machida is looking to sinch up a triangle. Burst throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to machida's body to avoid the submission. machida has instead reached around Burst's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! machida arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). dominickoy machida!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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