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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jody Scozz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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159 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Machida!
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, Jody Scozz!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Machida throws a shot from downtown. Scozz moves away and avoids it.
Scozz moves out of range of the strikes.
Scozz takes one to the side of the head.
Machida lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Machida blocks a head kick by Scozz.
Some wild striking there from Scozz.
Scozz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scozz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scozz misses with a body shot
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Scozz misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scozz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Machida.
Scozz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machida moves away.
A clash of legs there as Machida blocks the low kick.
Scozz looks to land a body kick but Machida moved away.
Scozz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Machida avoids a kick to the body.
Machida moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Machida blocks a leg kick.
Machida checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scozz moves away.
Scozz tries to work over Machida's front leg with a kick but Machida checks it.
Scozz tries to land a front kick but Machida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Scozz looks to land a left hand but Machida moved out of range nicely.
Scozz takes a swing at Machida's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scozz.
Scozz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Machida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Machida lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Scozz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands a jab to the nose.
Scozz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scozz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Machida.
Machida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scozz.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Scozz.
Machida throws a good cross that connects.
Scozz throws a chopping leg kick but Machida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Machida avoids the head kick by Scozz.
Scozz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Scozz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Scozz drops his hands momentarily and Machida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scozz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Machida cracks Scozz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Scozz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Machida tests Scozz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scozz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Machida is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Scozz throws a chopping leg kick but Machida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sloppy strikes from Machida. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scozz throws a front kick aimed at Machida's knee but Machida avoids it well.
Good exchange - Machida coming out on top.
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 Anderson Machida will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Machida avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slapping body kick lands there for Scozz.
Anderson Machida is winning the standup battle so far.
Machida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Machida lands a right hook to the body.
Machida scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Scozz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Machida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scozz.
Scozz tries to land a front kick but Machida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Machida misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scozz slips a straight right by Machida.
Scozz is looking to chop away at Machida's legs.
Scozz tries to score with a low kick but Machida moves his leg out of the way.
Scozz throws a poor cross that misses
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
Scozz misses with a low kick as Machida jumps back.
Scozz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scozz takes one to the chin there.
Scozz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scozz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machida.
Scozz defending well as Machida loads up on a big left hand.
Scozz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Machida counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Scozz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Scozz thumps Machida with a low kick.
Machida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machida cracks a nice hook into Scozz's ribs.
Machida scores with a shot to the body.
Machida punishes Scozz's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Machida lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Scozz tried to score with a low kick but Machida checks it.
Scozz tries to work over Machida's front leg with a kick but Machida checks it.
Scozz slips under a jab from Machida.
A bone on bone clash there as Machida blocks the leg kick.
Machida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Machida misses.
Scozz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Scozz looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
Scozz throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scozz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Machida misses with a body shot.
Scozz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Scozz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Machida connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Scozz scrambles back to his feet.
Machida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scozz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Machida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Scozz thumps Machida with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Machida misses.
Scozz moves out of range as Machida strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Machida 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 slips a jab from Scozz.
Sloppy strikes from Machida. Those never looked like landing.
Machida scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Machida slips a straight right by Scozz.
Machida jabs Scozz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Scozz.
Machida lands an overhand right.
Scozz has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scozz.
Scozz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Machida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida misses with a body shot.
Scozz throws a leg kick but Machida sees it coming and moves out of range.
Scozz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Machida finds it's way round the side to connect with Scozz's head.
Scozz is looking to score with low kicks.
Machida takes a swing at Scozz's ribcage but misses.
Machida digs a good hook to Scozz's body.
Scozz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machida is out of range and Scozz settles back down.
Scozz misses with an uppercut.
Scozz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machida.
Jody Scozz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scozz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Machida.
A leg kick checked by Machida.
Good work by Machida as he checks the leg kick.
Machida feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Scozzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Scozz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Scozz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Scozz.
Scozz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Machida, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws out a powerful jab.
Machida lands a body shot.
Machida takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Scozz 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.
Scozz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Machida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scozz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Machida misses with a two punch combination.
Scozz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scozz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scozz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Machida keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Scozz misses with a few strikes there.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Machida lands a jab to Scozz's midsection.
Machida scores with a jab to the head.
Scozz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Machida checks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A clash of legs there as Machida blocks the low kick.
Scozz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machida's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anderson Machida.
Well Machida 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Machida!
Anderson Machida decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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