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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Bowles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvador Machima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvador Machima is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Bowles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Salvador Machima!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machima closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bowles tries to break the clinch but Machima is controlling the position.
Machima should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Machima throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bowles takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Brian Bowles has been cut.
Machima misses with a knee to the head.
Machima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Machima.
Machima throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machima working aggressively here.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Machima has eaten all the pies!
Machima misses with a knee strike.
Machima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bowles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machima creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Machima creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Machima.
Machima unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bowles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bowles takes a shot to the head.
Machima utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Machima misses with a knee strike.
Machima lands an elbow inside that Bowles shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Machima.
Bowles drops down looking for an ankle pick but Machima pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bowles closes the distance looking to clinch
and Machima counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machima throws a head kick but Bowles moves out of range.
Machima tries to clinch up.
Machima slaps away a takedown attempt from Bowles, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Machima clinches.
Machima working Bowles over with knees to the body.
Bowles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Machima misses with a knee to the head.
Machima keeps control of Bowles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machima prevents Bowles from breaking the clinch.
Machima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bowles blocks it with crossed arms.
Machima misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bowles drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Bowles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Machima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Machima looks gassed!
Machima tries to land knees in the clinch but Bowles avoids the damage to the body.
Bowles tries for a takedown but Machima manages to get underhooks.
Machima working Bowles over with knees to the body.
Bowles is trying to maintain a safe position but Machima gets an underhook and turns Bowles into the cage.
Machima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machima connects with a knee to the head.
Machima tries to land a knee to the head but Bowles blocks with his arms.
Bowles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bowles tries for a takedown. No joy.
Machima has Bowles pressed against the cage, preventing Bowles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Machima tries a knee to the head but Bowles blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Bowles's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bowles is trying to break the clinch but Machima has him pressed against the cage.
Bowles is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Machima pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowles is trying to break free.
Bowles working hard to break the clinch.
Bowles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Machima has him pressed against the cage.
Machima tries to land a knee to the head but Bowles blocks with his arms.
Machima prevents Bowles from breaking the clinch.
Bowles tries to score a body lock takedown but Machima shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Machima gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bowles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Machima just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bowles jumps into guard, dragging Machima to the mat.
Machima trying to control the position from guard on top but Bowles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bowles is looking to stand up but Machima isn't so interested in that idea.
Bowles uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowles tests Machima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bowles tries to clinch up
and Machima counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Machima.
Bowles tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bowles wants a takedown.
Bowles tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Machima smiles and moves away.
Bowles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvador Machima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Bowles's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bowles is looking to clinch but Machima is avoiding it.
Bowles tries to clinch up but Machima circles away and keeps his distance.
Bowles shoots for a takedown but Machima saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Machima is looking to clinch.
Bowles tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Machima counters by clinching up.
Bowles can't get the takedown.
Bowles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bowles can't break the clinch.
Machima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bowles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machima lands an elbow that stopped Bowles in his tracks for a moment.
Machima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bowles blocks a body shot from Machima.
Machima is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bowles.
Machima has a couple of punches blocked by Bowles.
Machima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bowles wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Bowles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bowles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Machima just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bowles jumps guard but Machima stands there with Bowles around his waist. Bowles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bowles tries to pull guard but Machima won't allow it.
Machima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bowles's efforts to push away.
Bowles tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Machima in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Machima obliges.
Machima misses with a knee to the head.
Bowles is trying to break free.
Machima has Bowles pressed against the cage, preventing Bowles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bowles has had enough of the clinch but Machima keeps him there for the moment.
Bowles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bowles is trying to force a seperation but Machima has the dominant position.
Bowles tries to pull guard but Machima won't allow it.
Bowles has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Machima is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Machima throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bowles throws a punch but it's blocked by Machima.
Bowles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Machima just stands there and leans against the cage.
Machima looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bowles tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Machima smiles and moves away.
Brian Bowles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bowles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bowles darts in trying to clinch
and Machima counters by clinching up.
Bowles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bowles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bowles wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machima.
Bowles can't get the takedown.
Bowles goes for a takedown attempt but Machima pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bowles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bowles tries to clinch up.
Bowles fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bowles is defended easily by Machima.
Salvador Machima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bowles is looking to clinch but Machima is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bowles tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Machima counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bowles is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A left and a right from Bowles both land. Nice combination.
Brian Bowles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowles tries to clinch there but Machima circles away.
Machima has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bowles tries a head kick but it misses.
Bowles throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bowles moves in looking to clinch but Machima pushes him off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bowles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Salvador Machima will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brian Bowles's cut.
That's time! Bowles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Machima keeps the fight on the outside.
Machima misses with a head kick.
Machima thumps Bowles with a low kick.
Machima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bowles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bowles swats away the attempt to clinch by Machima.
Machima slips a jab and a cross from Bowles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machima tries to clinch but Bowles is having none of it.
Machima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bowles tries to clinch
and Machima counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Machima.
A head punch on the inside from Bowles fails to land.
Bowles jumps guard but Machima stands there with Bowles around his waist. Bowles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machima tries a knee to the head but Bowles blocks it.
Bowles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Machima has him pressed against the cage.
Machima pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bowles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Machima just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bowles tries to break the clinch but Machima is controlling the position.
Machima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bowles blocks it with crossed arms.
Machima prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Bowles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bowles drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Machima gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bowles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Machima just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bowles wants to stall.
Bowles is looking to break free of the clinch but Machima has double underhooks.
Machima prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bowles tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Machima throws an elbow but it misses.
Machima prevents Bowles from breaking the clinch.
Bowles fails to pull guard.
Bowles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bowles jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Machima walks away with a smile on his face. Bowles gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bowles misses with a low kick.
Bowles tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bowles throws a series of punches but Machima avoids them all with ease.
Bowles throws a series of strikes that have Machima backpedaling.
Bowles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bowles clinches but Machima breaks the clinch
and Machima counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowles attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bowles tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Machima. No joy for Bowles on that attempt.
A nice combination there by Bowles.
Bowles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machima circles away quickly and effectively.
Bowles lands with a nice combination. Machima backs away looking to recover.
Bowles lands a nice looking body shot.
No luck for Bowles with that takedown attempt.
Machima tries to clinch there but Bowles circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machima has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Machima wants to clinch up but Bowles keeps it at a distance.
Bowles misses with a few strikes there.
Machima tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bowles counters with a two punch combo.
Bowles wants to slow Machima down by chopping away at his legs.
Bowles misses with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bowles fails to land the takedown.
Machima slips a jab and a cross from Bowles.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brian Bowles.
I think Machima 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvador Machima!
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