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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seiryu Machida (ranked 845 p4p, 115 weight class) and Shane Raffington (ranked 3846 p4p, 424 weight class). Raffington has chosen Logan Lucky as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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187 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seiryu Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Raffington!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raffington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raffington throws a jab when Machida was well out of range.
Machida wants to clinch.
Raffington has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Machida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Machida is looking to clinch but Raffington is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raffington circles away from the clinch attempt
and Raffington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machida has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Raffington looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida closes the distance and pushes Raffington back into the cage.
Raffington lands a right hand.
Raffington throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Raffington blocks with his arms.
Machida landing knees to the body.
Machida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raffington tries to throw a body punch but Machida avoids it by throwing Raffington back against the cage.
Machida scores with a knee to the head.
Machida lands a nice elbow.
Raffington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Machida. That snapped Raffington's head back.
Machida is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Machida prevents a body shot from Raffington.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raffington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Machida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Raffington counters by moving into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Machida obliges.
Nice elbow from Machida.
Raffington is trying to break the clinch but Machida has him pressed against the cage.
Machida lands with a left to the head.
Machida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Machida lands a good knee to the midsection. Raffington won't want to take too many of those.
Raffington is trying to break free.
Machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Raffington misses with a body punch.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raffington blocks it with crossed arms.
Machida lands a knee to the body.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Raffington has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raffington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raffington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Raffington blocks an uppercut.
Raffington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machida scores with a knee to the head.
Raffington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raffington has a couple of punches blocked by Machida.
Raffington managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raffington breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raffington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machida is looking to clinch but Raffington is avoiding it.
Raffington keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machida tries to score with a low kick but Raffington moves his leg out of the way.
Machida closes the distance and clinches.
Raffington misses with a body punch.
Raffington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch but Raffington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machida has taken the fight to the clinch.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Raffington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida clinches up against the cage.
Machida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Raffington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
Raffington tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seiryu Machida dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Raffington circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Raffington on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raffington takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raffington.
Raffington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seiryu Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida throws a leg kick but Raffington moved away.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raffington loads up on a big right hand but Machida slips the punch.
Machida swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Machida wants to clinch
and Raffington counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida tries to clinch up but Raffington circles away and keeps his distance.
Raffington let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Raffington throws a lazy uppercut
and Machida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raffington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machida backing away here, and Raffington unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Raffington misses with a body shot.
Raffington looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Machida throws a big counter combination but Raffington scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Machida tries to clinch up but Raffington circles away and keeps his distance.
Raffington throws a counter combo.
Machida walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Raffington connects with a body shot.
Machida tries to clinch but Raffington is having none of it.
Machida takes the fight into the clinch.
Raffington misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machida throws an elbow but misses.
Machida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Raffington's efforts to push away.
Raffington misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raffington manages to break the clinch.
Raffington rushes Machida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Seiryu Machida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raffington lands with a right to the head.
A knee to the head by Machida.
Raffington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raffington wants to break free but Machida has control.
Raffington misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Raffington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machida lands a good knee to the midsection. Raffington won't want to take too many of those.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Raffington can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Raffington effectively controlling the action here.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Raffington blocks it.
Raffington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raffington avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Raffington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raffington tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raffington tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machida landing knees to the head.
Machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Raffington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch but Raffington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raffington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Machida tries to clinch but Raffington moves out of range.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Raffington pushes him off.
Raffington let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Raffington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raffington moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Machida rushes Raffington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raffington.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Raffington throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raffington has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raffington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raffington gets through Machida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raffington wants to break the clinch but can't.
Raffington misses with a punch on the inside.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Machida missing with knees to the body.
Raffington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Machida.
Raffington wants to break free but Machida has control.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Raffington is blocking nicely.
Machida working aggressively here.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Raffington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machida pushes Raffington up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shane Raffington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raffington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machida wants to clinch up but Raffington keeps it at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Raffington.
Machida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raffington misses with a straight left.
Shane Raffington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raffington keeps the fight on the outside.
Raffington wants to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Machida tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raffington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
Machida wants to clinch up but Raffington keeps it at a distance.
Raffington only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida is looking to clinch but Raffington is avoiding it.
Raffington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Machida's calf.
Raffington stuns Machida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Machida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raffington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Raffington pushes him off.
Machida tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Raffington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raffington is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Machida rather than just go for the knockout.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida cracks Raffington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida avoids the body shot from Raffington.
Machida darts in and clinches Raffington up against the cage.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Raffington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Raffington lands an uppercut.
Raffington lands a body shot.
Raffington manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida wants to clinch.
Raffington thinks about the counter body kick.
Machida moves out of range as Raffington throws a body kick.
Machida is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida clinches up with Raffington and pushes him back against the cage.
Machida lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Machida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Raffington's efforts to push away.
Raffington tries to break the clinch but Machida is controlling the position.
Raffington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raffington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raffington unleashes a big counter combination but Machida bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Machida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raffington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raffington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
Machida was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raffington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raffington! But no joy.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch but Raffington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raffington misses with a body kick.
Machida tries to clinch up but Raffington circles away and keeps his distance.
Machida is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Raffington on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raffington scores with a nice body kick.
Machida tries a head kick but it misses.
Machida closes the distance but Raffington moves to the side
letting Raffington counter with a right hand.
Machida tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raffington! But no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Raffington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Raffington has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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