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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderson Machado (ranked 17 p4p, 74 weight class) and Julius Lew (ranked 2 p4p, 10 weight class). Machado comes to the cage accompanied by El Barrio. Wanderson Machado is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wanderson Machado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Lew!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado misses the jab.
Machado looks to score with a jab to the body but Lew is just out of range.
Machado fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lew has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Machado throws the left hand but Lew avoids the punch easily.
Lew throws a counter combo.
Machado walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lew checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lew throws a jab but it's blocked by Machado.
Machado delivers a nice body kick.
A low kick lands for Machado.
Machado slips a jab from Lew.
A chopping leg kick lands by Machado.
Machado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Machado feints and then cracks Lew's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lew down.
Machado blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lew swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Machado throws an overhand right that lands on Lew's shoulder, as Lew tries to avoid the shot.
Machado with the inside leg kick.
Machado throws a lazy uppercut
and Lew counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Wanderson Machado has been cut.
Machado avoids the body shot from Lew.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado punishes Lew's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Lew misses the target.
Machado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lew.
Lew misses with a straight right.
Machado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lew on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lew gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lew's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Machado connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lew scrambles back to his feet.
Machado misses with an attempted mid kick.
Machado lands a leg kick that knocks Lew off balance momentarily.
Machado lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lew moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lew takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Machado.
Machado missing with a left hand there. Lew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Lew was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Lew.
Wanderson Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lew cracks Machado with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Machado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lew misses with an uppercut. Machado saw that one coming.
Machado fakes the leg kick and cracks Lew in the body.
Lew might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lew misses with an uppercut. Machado saw that one coming.
Machado misses with a left hand
and Lew counters with a body kick.
Machado with a nice calf kick.
Machado slips a straight right by Lew.
Lew throws a series of punches but Machado avoids them all with ease.
A left lands for Machado.
Lew lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machado's sensitive parts.
Machado swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wanderson Machado's cut is getting worse.
Lew on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Machado throws a shot from downtown. Lew moves away and avoids it.
Machado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lew appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Machado misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Lew blocks the leg kick.
Machado scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Machado moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lew looks to land a right hand but Machado moved out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Machado!
Machado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lew.
Lew misses with a straight left.
Machado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Machado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machado tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lew moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Machado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Machado lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Machado lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lew moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Machado is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lew bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Machado's head.
Lew misses with a lunging right hand
and Machado counters with a thumping low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Machado.
Machado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machado throws the left hand but Lew avoids the punch easily.
Machado connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lew momentarily.
Machado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lew walks into a straight right hand from Machado.
Machado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lew throws the left hand but Machado avoids the punch easily.
Machado misses with a lunging right hand
and Lew counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wanderson Machado's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machado misses with a looping right.
Lew shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Machado takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Machado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lew.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderson Machado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderson Machado'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.
Lew misses with an uppercut. Machado saw that one coming.
Machado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machado looks to throw a body kick
and Lew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machado lands with an uppercut that bounces Lew off the cage and back into range.
Lew avoids the body shot from Machado.
Machado connects with a body shot.
Machado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lew looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Machado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the liver by Machado. Beautiful body shot.
Lew tries to work over Machado's front leg with a kick but Machado checks it.
Lew's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado lands a head shot.
Lew slips a straight right by Machado.
Machado tries a low kick but Lew avoids it.
Machado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lew might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Machado has got the better of the exchanges.
A slow jab from Lew misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lew connects with a nice looking jab.
Machado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lew moves away.
Machado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Machado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lew.
Machado connects with a jab.
Machado lands with a good body shot.
Machado throws a wild body kick that Lew sees coming a mile off.
Lew takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Machado scores with a nice strike.
Machado throws a push kick but Lew slaps the foot to one side.
Lew shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Machado scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lew doesn't seem bothered though.
Lew misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Machado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machado throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Lew misses the target.
Machado ducks under a wild hook from Lew.
Machado slips a jab from Lew.
Lew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machado throws out the jab.
Machado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lew.
A slapping body kick lands there for Machado.
A low kick lands for Machado.
Lew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machado throws a low kick but Lew avoids it.
Lew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lew throws a looping overhand right but Machado ducks down to avoid it.
Machado moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado slips a jab from Lew.
Lew on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Machado. Machado obviously looking to wear him down.
Machado scores with a hook.
Lew throws an overhand right that lands on Machado's shoulder, as Machado tries to avoid the shot.
Lew connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jeez, Wanderson Machado's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wanderson Machado's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Julius Lew!
Julius Lew is the new middleweight champion!
Julius Lew decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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