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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chen Zen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taiyo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zen comes to the cage accompanied by Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough . Machida has chosen Machida War Song - Linkin Park as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chen Zen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chen Zen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taiyo Machida!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Machida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Machida throws an elbow that misses.
Machida misses with an elbow strike.
Zen dodges an elbow strike from Machida.
Machida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Machida clinches.
Zen has had enough of the clinch but Machida keeps him there for the moment.
Machida misses with an elbow over the top.
Machida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machida misses with an elbow strike.
Zen blocks an elbow strike.
Machida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Machida keeps control of Zen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zen's defenses.
Machida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zen scores with a head kick. Machida tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Taiyo Machida has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zen closes the distance and pushes Machida back into the cage.
Machida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machida gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machida manages to break the clinch.
Machida tries to clinch but Zen moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Zen.
Machida clinches with his opponent.
Machida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zen lands a big head kick that sends Machida tumbling to the mat! Zen takes a step backwards and waves Machida back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Machida gets tackled into the cage by Zen. Zen maintains the clinch.
Machida throws an elbow but it misses.
Zen tries to circle away but Machida has him pinned against the cage.
Machida lands an elbow inside.
Machida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zen working hard to break the clinch.
Machida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Machida prevents Zen from breaking the clinch.
Machida lands an elbow inside.
Zen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Machida lands a damaging elbow.
Zen breaks from the clinch.
Zen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zen blocks a head kick by Machida.
Machida is looking to clinch.
Machida instigates a clinch.
Zen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick from Machida lands but Zen takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida wants to clinch up but Zen keeps it at a distance.
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zen lands a high kick!
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
Machida instigates a clinch.
Zen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machida.
Zen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zen avoids the elbow strike from Machida, against the cage.
Machida breaks the clinch.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zen throws a head kick that misses.
Machida avoids the head kick by Zen.
Zen is breathing heavily.
Machida drives through and clinches with Zen against the cage.
Machida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zen's brow.
Machida manages to break the clinch.
Zen lands a head kick. Machida smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Machida tries to clinch but Zen moves out of range.
Zen tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Zen.
Machida has managed to clinch.
Zen has had enough of the clinch but Machida keeps him there for the moment.
Machida gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Machida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Machida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zen's defenses.
Machida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zen blocks a head kick by Machida.
Machida drives through and clinches with Zen against the cage.
Machida lands an elbow inside that Zen shrugs off.
Zen manages to break the clinch.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Zen circles away.
Machida takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Machida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zen avoids the head kick by Machida.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zen avoids the head kick by Machida.
Machida throws a head kick but Zen moves out of range.
Zen takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machida throws an elbow but misses.
Zen tries to break the clinch but Machida is controlling the position.
Machida manages to break the clinch.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Zen moves out of range easily.
Zen lands a high kick!
Machida avoids the head kick by Zen.
Zen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida lands a head kick. Zen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Machida clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zen wants to get back to striking at distance but Machida won't allow it.
Machida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machida is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Taiyo Machida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taiyo Machida's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Zen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida tries to clinch up.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch but Zen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zen throws a sloppy head kick and Machida moves out of range easily.
Machida wants to clinch.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Zen moves out of range easily.
Zen throws a head kick that half lands.
Chen Zen is winning the standup battle so far.
Zen misses with a head kick.
Machida blocks a head kick by Zen.
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machida moves into range and clinches up with Zen.
Zen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taiyo Machida seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zen wants to break free but Machida has control.
Zen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Machida has him pressed against the cage.
Machida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machida throws an elbow that misses.
Zen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Machida lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zen's brow.
Zen blocks the elbow strike.
Machida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zen blocks an elbow strike.
Zen is looking to break free of the clinch but Machida has double underhooks.
Machida prevents Zen from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Zen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Machida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Machida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zen swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
Machida tries to clinch but Zen is having none of it.
Machida clinches up with Zen and pushes him back against the cage.
Zen avoids a wild elbow strike from Machida.
Machida breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Machida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Machida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taiyo Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Zen circles away.
Machida lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machida blocks a head kick by Zen.
Machida tries a head kick but it misses.
Zen scores with a head kick. Machida tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
Machida forces Zen back against the cage and clinches.
Zen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zen is looking to break free of the clinch but Machida has double underhooks.
Zen takes an elbow to the temple.
Machida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Machida keeps control of Zen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machida lands a nice elbow.
Machida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Machida tries a head kick but it misses.
Zen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zen.
Machida has Zen up against the cage in a clinch.
Machida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zen's defenses.
Machida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machida tries to clinch there but Zen circles away.
Machida throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Machida rushes Zen and presses him up against the cage.
Zen manages to break the clinch.
Zen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Machida in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machida is looking to clinch.
Zen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zen's head.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida misses with a head kick.
Zen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zen avoids the head kick by Machida.
Zen instigates a clinch.
Zen tries to break the clinch but Machida is controlling the position.
Zen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zen blocks a head kick by Machida.
Machida wants to clinch up but Zen keeps it at a distance.
Machida takes a kick to the side of the head.
Machida connects with a high kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zen.
Zen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machida keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machida bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiyo Machida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taiyo Machida's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zen wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Zen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Zen moves out of range easily.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machida avoids the head kick by Zen.
A head kick misses from Zen.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Zen pushes him off.
Machida throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida instigates a clinch.
Machida keeps control of Zen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zen is trying to break the clinch but Machida has him pressed against the cage.
Machida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machida lands with a kick to the temple. Zen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Machida gets tackled into the cage by Zen. Zen maintains the clinch.
Zen blocks an elbow strike from Machida.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zen blocks a head kick by Machida.
Machida closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zen has had enough of the clinch but Machida keeps him there for the moment.
Machida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zen takes the fight into the clinch.
Machida manages to break the clinch.
Zen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machida scores with a head kick.
Zen throws a sloppy head kick and Machida moves out of range easily.
Machida clinches.
Machida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machida throws an elbow that misses.
Machida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zen moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Zen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida clinches up against the cage.
Zen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Machida has him pressed against the cage.
Machida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Machida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zen's efforts to push away.
Machida breaks the clinch.
Zen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machida moves into range and clinches up with Zen.
Machida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Machida but Machida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zen gets tackled into the cage by Machida. Machida maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Machida.
Zen has had enough of the clinch but Machida keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machida throws an elbow but misses.
Zen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zen is trying to push Machida away but Machida has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands an elbow inside.
Zen tries to circle away but Machida has him pinned against the cage.
Machida manages to break the clinch.
A head kick from Machida lands but Zen takes it in his stride.
Machida clinches up against the cage.
Machida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
Zen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
Zen tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Zen gets tackled into the cage by Machida. Machida maintains the clinch.
Machida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machida takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Machida.
Zen blocks a head kick by Machida.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zen is looking to clinch.
Zen avoids the head kick by Machida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zen shoots in but no luck this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Machida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Machida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machida tries to clinch but Zen is having none of it.
Machida scores with a head kick.
Zen lands with a slapping head kick.
Zen throws a head kick that misses.
Machida tries to clinch but Zen moves out of range.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick from Zen lands but Machida takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida rushes Zen and presses him up against the cage.
Machida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chen Zen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Zen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taiyo 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taiyo Machida!
In his post fight interview, Taiyo Machida started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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