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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and war machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). war machine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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250 lbs
0 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elliot Ness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, war machine!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ness fails to land with a series of punches.
Ness works over machine's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like war machine has been cut.
machine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ness misses with a combination
and machine counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Ness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ness throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ness showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from machine.
machine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ness sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
machine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ness connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
machine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ness is fending him off so far but machine persists. Nope, Ness circles away and we're back to standing.
Elliot Ness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ness throws a wild body kick that machine sees coming a mile off.
Ness stalks machine and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into machine's face. machine staggers backwards, shaken.
machine looks gassed!
Ness throws a combination that misses
and machine counters with a three punch combo that has Ness backing up. Ness nods at machine to acknowledge the strikes.
Ness bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
machine slips a jab and a cross from Ness.
Ness scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ness lands a slapping body shot.
Ness scores with a jab. machine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That has opened up war machine's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
machine steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ness. That one must have hurt.
Ness throws a series of punches but machine avoids them all with ease.
machine takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ness lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
machine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Ness.
Ness 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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ness.
Ness cracks the inside of machine's front leg.
Ness throws a nice looking combination but machine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ness scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ness lands a head kick. machine smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ness throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No joy there for Ness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid body kick from Ness.
Ness lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ness lands with a hook. machine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ness throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness looks to land a combination. machine sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ness throws a series of punches but machine avoids them all with ease.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ness. machine shrugs it off though.
Ness misses with a wild combination.
Ness cracks machine with a good jab.
Ness throws a nice inside leg kick.
machine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ness fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Crunch! Ness slams his shin into machine's torso.
Ness throws a series of punches but machine moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Ness. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ness.
Ness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but machine circles away quickly and effectively.
Ness swinging wildly here.
machine wants to clinch.
Ness lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but machine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ness fails to land with a series of punches.
machine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
machine throws a lazy head kick
and Ness counters with an inside leg kick.
machine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ness. Ness obviously looking to wear him down.
Ness rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but machine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ness connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ness with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Elliot Ness is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
machine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick misses from machine.
Ness swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ness moves away from the strike by machine.
Ness lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ness.
Ness displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ness explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ness goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
machine misses with a straight right.
Ness goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ness lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
machine throws a nice looking combination but Ness bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ness misses with a two punch combination.
Ness rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but machine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
machine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ness lands with a hook. machine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ness throws a combination that misses
and machine counters by moving into the clinch.
machine lands an elbow inside.
Ness lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ness throws a knee to the head but misses.
machine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ness throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ness swinging wildly here.
machine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ness moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliot Ness dominated that round.
The cut man is working on war machine's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
machine moves in looking to clinch but Ness pushes him off.
Ness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ness throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and machine counters by clinching up.
Ness gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ness working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ness is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ness stands up and waves to machine to follow him.
Ness throws a hook but machine avoids it easily.
machine tries a head kick but it misses.
machine gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ness counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ness is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that machine can do to turn this around?
Ness throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
machine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
machine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
machine has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ness.
machine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ness lands with a shot to the body.
machine shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ness napping and manages to drive through into side control!
machine tries to stand but Ness is controlling his head.
Ness manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
machine is not content to let Ness control the position.
Ness thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed machine's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness thows a huge punch but machine dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ness connects with a nice short shot to machine's temple.
Ness wants to control but machine is keeping him busy.
Ness not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ness is keen to just control but machine is a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ness stuffs the takedown attempt from machine. machine gets slowly back to his feet.
machine moves in looking to clinch but Ness pushes him off.
Ness keeps machine at a distance using the push kick.
Elliot Ness is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Ness both land. Nice combination.
Ness getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ness is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ness lands a really nice looking cross but machine seems unphased.
Ness rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but machine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
machine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ness pinned against the cage. Ness gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Elliot Ness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of war machine.
Ness misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ness will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
machine is looking to clinch but Ness is avoiding it.
Ness jabs at machine's body.
Ness moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Ness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness is looking to slow machine down with leg kicks.
Elliot Ness is winning the standup battle so far.
Ness connects with a solid leg kick.
machine closes the distance and clinches up with Ness, looking for a takedown. machine pushes Ness against the cage but Ness circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
machine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ness avoids it really well and circles away.
Ness lands a nice hook to machine's body. machine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
machine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ness.
machine takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ness throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Ness.
Ness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ness scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Ness misses.
machine misses with a takedown attempt
and Ness counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ness swinging wildly here.
machine doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ness counters with a left and a right that stings machine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliot Ness dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on war machine's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ness misses with the combination.
Ness throws a series of punches but machine avoids them all with ease.
machine pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ness is out of range and machine settles back down.
machine checks the leg kick.
machine's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and machine duly obliges.
machine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
machine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ness throws out the jab.
machine shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters circling a little - Ness finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ness lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ness lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ness misses with a combination
and machine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ness throws a right hand that machine ducks under and follows up with a left that machine also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
machine darts in trying to clinch
and Ness counters with a good low kick that machine was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
machine walks into a straight right hand from Ness.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ness.
No joy there for Ness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
machine dodges the punch combination from Ness.
Ness misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from machine.
Ness throws a one two combo.
machine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ness.
Ness will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ness throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
machine steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ness. That one must have hurt.
Ness scores with a spinning back kick!
Ness throws a combination but it was largely blocked by machine.
Ness tries to bum rush machine with a series of wild strikes but machine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
machine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ness throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Ness there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
machine shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
machine wanted to stand there but Ness had control of the position.
machine is looking to work some ground and pound but Ness has wrist control.
Ness has his hands on machine's head, controlling the position.
machine wants to stand but Ness has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ness lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for machine!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of machine's face.
Ness 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ness thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
A nice elbow there by Ness.
Ness lands a big elbow.
machine is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness is landing with some decent strikes but machine is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ness can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as machine is looking to escape.
machine holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ness tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
war machine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ness tries to control but machine wriggling away.
Elliot Ness is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ness landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that's the end of the fight!
Elliot Ness showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ness, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elliot Ness!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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