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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bublasaur Venusaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benos machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venusaur comes to the cage accompanied by Bulbasaur bongo bebop. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
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154 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bublasaur Venusaur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benos machida!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Venusaur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
machida ducks under a wild hook from Venusaur.
Benos machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Venusaur lands with a shot to the body.
Jab from machida.
machida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Venusaur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Venusaur fakes a head shot and lands one 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!
Venusaur throws a solid leg kick but machida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Venusaur.
machida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Venusaur.
Venusaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but machida manages to avoid it.
Venusaur doesn't manage to clinch there - machida circles away.
machida shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Venusaur sprawls well. Venusaur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. machida gets slowly back to his feet.
Venusaur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
machida shoots in for a takedown but Venusaur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Venusaur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from machida finds it's way round the side to connect with Venusaur's head.
Venusaur blocks a head kick by machida.
Venusaur stuffs the takedown.
Bublasaur Venusaur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benos machida.
machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Venusaur misses the shot to the body.
Venusaur tries to close the distance and clinch but machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
machida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Venusaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
machida shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Venusaur as he avoids it easily.
Venusaur slips a jab and a cross from machida.
A telegraphed right hand from machida misses the target.
Venusaur avoids the head kick by machida.
Venusaur takes the fight into the clinch.
machida tries to land a knee to the head but Venusaur blocks with his arms.
machida missing with knees to the body.
Venusaur comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Venusaur lands an elbow that stopped machida in his tracks for a moment.
Venusaur lands an elbow inside.
Venusaur lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Venusaur lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
machida blocks the elbow strike.
Venusaur misses with a knee to the head.
machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
machida looks gassed!
machida gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Venusaur avoids the elbow strike from machida, against the cage.
machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Venusaur blocks it with crossed arms.
machida misses with an elbow strike.
Venusaur managing to block the knees to the body from machida.
machida tries to land knees in the clinch but Venusaur avoids the damage to the body.
machida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Venusaur.
machida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Venusaur avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Venusaur takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Venusaur lands a right hand that snaps the head of machida backwards.
machida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Venusaur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
machida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Venusaur lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
machida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Venusaur is defending well for now.
Venusaur comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
machida being controlled against the cage.
machida misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venusaur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Venusaur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Venusaur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Venusaur blocks the elbow strike.
Venusaur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Venusaur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Venusaur misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Venusaur obliges.
machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
machida tries to land knees in the clinch but Venusaur avoids the damage to the body.
Venusaur creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through machida's defenses.
Venusaur creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through machida's defenses.
Venusaur lands an elbow that stopped machida in his tracks for a moment.
Venusaur lands a right hand.
machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
machida tries to land knees in the clinch but Venusaur avoids the damage to the body.
Venusaur lands a damaging elbow.
Venusaur lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Venusaur lands an elbow inside.
Venusaur tries to stall but machida uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
machida is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Venusaur creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through machida's defenses.
Venusaur creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through machida's defenses.
Venusaur lands a nice elbow.
Venusaur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Venusaur just misses with a elbow thrown towards machida's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
machida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Venusaur lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Venusaur avoids a wild elbow strike from machida.
Nice elbow from Venusaur.
machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Venusaur lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Venusaur obliges.
machida tries to land a knee to the head but Venusaur blocks with his arms.
machida dodges an elbow strike from Venusaur.
Venusaur with a knee to the head.
A short right from Venusaur.
machida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Venusaur.
machida misses with a knee to the head.
Venusaur lands a knee to the head.
Venusaur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Venusaur lands a nice elbow.
machida is rocked!
Venusaur unloads a knee to the mid-section.
machida is still on wobbly legs! Can Venusaur finish him?
machida takes an elbow to the temple.
machida seems to have recovered his senses.
Venusaur working machida over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Venusaur lands a knee to the head.
machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Venusaur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Venusaur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Venusaur is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
machida unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bublasaur Venusaur dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Venusaur thuds a left hand into machida's body.
machida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
machida throws a leg kick
and Venusaur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Venusaur throws a wild body kick that machida sees coming a mile off.
machida throws a body kick the misses
and Venusaur counters with a straight right hand.
machida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Venusaur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Venusaur just misses with a punch to the body.
Venusaur throws a low kick, looking for machida's leg but machida calmly moves out of range.
Good leg kick by machida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice combination there by machida.
Nice jab there from Venusaur.
machida on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Venusaur moves in looking to clinch but machida pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
machida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Venusaur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid leg kick lands there for machida.
Benos machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Venusaur misses with a body shot
and machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
machida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Venusaur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Venusaur moves in looking to clinch but machida pushes him off.
A head kick misses from machida.
Venusaur misses with an uppercut. machida saw that one coming.
Good shot there by machida.
Venusaur moves out of range as machida throws a body kick.
machida throws a nice outside leg kick.
machida connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from machida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venusaur doesn't manage to clinch there - machida circles away.
Venusaur throws a jab but it's blocked by machida.
Bublasaur Venusaur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Venusaur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Venusaur throws a lazy right hand but machida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
machida checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
machida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Venusaur loads up on a big right hand but machida slips the punch.
Venusaur throws a body punch but machida moves out of range.
Venusaur misses with a hook to the body
and machida counters with a head kick.
Venusaur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Venusaur has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by machida.
machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Venusaur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
machida lands with a right hand.
machida walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Venusaur swings for the body but machida moves out of range.
Venusaur is looking to wear down machida with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A thudding body kick lands there by Venusaur!
machida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
machida avoids a kick to the body.
Venusaur walks into a straight right hand from machida.
Bublasaur Venusaur is winning the standup battle so far.
machida shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Venusaur defending well as machida loads up on a big left hand.
Venusaur blocks a head kick by machida.
Venusaur misses with the body kick
and Venusaur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
machida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Venusaur.
machida tries for a takedown but Venusaur sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
machida throws a front kick aimed at Venusaur's knee but Venusaur avoids it well.
Venusaur blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
machida misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for machida with that takedown attempt.
machida needs to keep his hands up - Venusaur had a free shot at his head there.
Venusaur pushes machida away with a front kick.
Venusaur looks to clinch
and machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
machida moves away from the strike by Venusaur.
machida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
machida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
machida throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Venusaur takes one on the chin but seems OK.
machida will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bublasaur Venusaur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benos machida.
Venusaur misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bublasaur Venusaur dominated that second 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. 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.
machida blocks a jab.
machida scores with a takedown into Venusaur's guard.
machida wants to control from the top but Venusaur keeps moving.
machida keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Venusaur's head.
machida won't allow Venusaur to sweep him here.
Venusaur is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Venusaur tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Venusaur knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for machida on the ground.
machida's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Venusaur tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick from machida lands but Venusaur takes it in his stride.
machida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venusaur misses with a shot to the body
and machida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Venusaur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Venusaur throws a leg kick
and machida counters with a head kick. That will keep Venusaur thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
machida lands a really nice looking cross but Venusaur seems unphased.
A thudding body kick lands there by machida!
machida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Venusaur slips under a jab from machida.
Venusaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
machida thumps Venusaur with a low kick.
Venusaur misses with a hook.
Venusaur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
machida lands with a thumping leg kick.
machida tries a head kick but it misses.
machida misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for machida.
machida throws a nice inside leg kick.
machida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
machida lands a high kick!
machida dives in and grabs Venusaur's left leg, looking for a takedown. Venusaur pushes down on machida's head and hops out.
machida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Venusaur tries to avoid it but machida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Venusaur to the ground. Venusaur escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
machida keeps Venusaur at a distance using the push kick.
machida throws a head kick that misses.
Venusaur tries to clinch up
and machida counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Venusaur on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Venusaur tries to get out of the position.
machida wants to pass the guard but Venusaur is keeping the position.
machida is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
machida postures up.
Venusaur wants to sweep but no luck.
machida postures up in Venusaur's guard and throws a big left but Venusaur blocks it.
Venusaur manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. machida manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
machida is working an open guard so Venusaur takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
machida lands the left hand.
machida throws a head kick but Venusaur moves out of range.
machida goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from machida.
Bublasaur Venusaur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benos machida.
machida has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Venusaur finds it's way round the side to connect with machida's head.
Venusaur throws a body kick the misses
and machida counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
machida misses with a body kick.
machida checks the leg kick.
Venusaur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Venusaur tries to clinch but machida is having none of it.
machida misses with a head kick.
machida lands with a hook. Venusaur tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
machida fails to land the takedown.
Venusaur throws a wild body kick that machida sees coming a mile off.
Benos machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Venusaur lands a nice shot to the body.
machida throws a leg kick which misses Venusaur's front leg but catches the back leg as Venusaur tries to avoid it.
Venusaur misses with a body shot.
machida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Venusaur misses with a body shot
and machida counters with a thumping low kick.
Bublasaur Venusaur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Venusaur moves out of range as machida throws a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benos machida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Venusaur has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bublasaur Venusaur!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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