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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Smallwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spider Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spider Machida has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Smallwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spider Machida!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Machida.
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machida throws a hook but Smallwood blocks it.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Smallwood moves out of range easily.
Smallwood slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
Machida throws a right hand that Smallwood ducks under and follows up with a left that Smallwood also avoids with ease.
Machida throws a lazy right hand but Smallwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Machida misses with a head kick.
Machida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smallwood defending well as Machida loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smallwood.
Smallwood blocks a head kick by Machida.
Machida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Machida thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida tries to bum rush Smallwood with a series of wild strikes but Smallwood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Machida takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Machida throws a lazy head kick
and Smallwood counters with a low kick, right behind Machida 's knee.
Machida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smallwood counters with a nice low kick that buckles Machida's knee momentarily.
Machida looks gassed!
Smallwood staying out of range there.
Machida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smallwood counters with a low kick, right behind Machida 's knee.
Machida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Machida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Machida throws a combination that misses
and Smallwood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smallwood.
Smallwood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smallwood moves away from the strike by Machida.
Machida throws a head kick that misses
and Smallwood counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smallwood scoring well with a low kick there.
Machida looks to land a combination but Smallwood avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smallwood.
Smallwood thows a body kick. Machida tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Machida throws a series of punches but Smallwood avoids them all with ease.
Machida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smallwood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Machida swivels and escapes.
Machida swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smallwood counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smallwood.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smallwood.
Machida misses with a hook.
Spider Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Machida misses
and Smallwood counters with a three punch combo that has Machida backing up. Machida nods at Smallwood to acknowledge the strikes.
Machida misses with a combination
so Smallwood counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smallwood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smallwood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smallwood thows a big elbow that misses.
Smallwood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smallwood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smallwood with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smallwood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smallwood stopping the sweep attempt from Machida.
Smallwood stands up over Machida, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Machida has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Smallwood has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machida is looking for a sweep.
Machida gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Smallwood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smallwood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Machida's head.
Smallwood lands strikes from half guard.
Machida gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smallwood dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Machida throws a sloppy body shot
and Smallwood counters with a shoot takedown. Machida fights it but they end up in guard.
Smallwood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Machida lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smallwood!
Machida looking to control but Smallwood is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smallwood is trying to escape the mount.
Machida thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Machida avoids the attempt from Smallwood to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smallwood is looking to improve his position but Machida isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smallwood takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Machida looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smallwood is bucking up trying to escape but Machida cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smallwood is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Machida there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machida misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Smallwood is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Machida looking to ground and pound but Smallwood is blocking nicely.
Machida trying to control but Smallwood is having none of it.
Machida thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smallwood taking shots to the head.
Machida throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Smallwood because Machida loaded up on that one.
Machida trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Machida scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Smallwood takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Machida breaks from Smallwood's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Machida tries to control but Smallwood wriggling away.
Machida lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Poor strikes thrown by Machida there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Machida looking to finish Smallwood with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smallwood!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida avoids the attempt from Smallwood to control.
Machida controlling from the full mount.
Machida with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spider Machida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Machida blocks a head kick by Smallwood.
Smallwood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Machida misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smallwood throws a leg kick but Machida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Machida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smallwood counters with a nice leg kick.
Machida lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like John Smallwood has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machida throws a jab when Smallwood was well out of range.
Machida lands with a hook. Smallwood tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Machida uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smallwood has time to react.
Machida 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a series of punches but Smallwood avoids them all with ease.
Smallwood throws a sloppy head kick and Machida moves out of range easily.
Machida stalks Smallwood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smallwood's face. Smallwood staggers backwards, shaken.
Machida throws an overhand right that lands on Smallwood's shoulder, as Smallwood tries to avoid the shot.
Smallwood walks into a straight right hand from Machida.
Machida misses with a hook. Smallwood ducked under it nicely.
Smallwood scores with a push kick.
John Smallwood is winning the standup battle so far.
Smallwood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machida misses with a straight right.
Machida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smallwood counters with a nice body kick.
Machida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smallwood counters with a takedown into side control.
Smallwood tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Machida is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Smallwood is controlling him well.
Smallwood grinds an elbow into Machida's temple.
Machida can't do much from the bottom here.
Smallwood in side control, throwing shots but Machida defends.
Machida sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Spider Machida has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Machida.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smallwood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Machida has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smallwood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Machida manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Smallwood is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Machida cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spider Machida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Machida 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spider Machida!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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