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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Ashbee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ian Ashbee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Machida!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashbee wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Machida keeps the fight on the outside.
Ashbee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Machida swings for the body but Ashbee moves out of range.
Ashbee tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ashbee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ashbee circles away quickly and effectively.
Ashbee throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
Ashbee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Ashbee.
Ashbee throws a right and a left that Machida avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashbee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ashbee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ashbee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ian Ashbee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ashbee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ashbee closes the distance but Machida moves to the side
and Machida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Machida wants to clinch.
A big right from Machida misses.
Some wild striking there from Machida.
Ashbee thumps Machida with a low kick.
Machida wants to clinch.
Ashbee wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashbee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ashbee connects with a leg kick. Machida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Ashbee pushes him off.
Machida lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ashbee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ashbee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machida.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Ashbee.
Machida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ashbee rather than just go for the knockout.
A good leg kick by Ashbee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to bum rush Ashbee with a series of wild strikes but Ashbee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ashbee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ashbee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ashbee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ashbee.
Ashbee throws a leg kick which misses Machida's front leg but catches the back leg as Machida tries to avoid it.
Ashbee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ashbee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ashbee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Ashbee.
Machida throws a solid leg kick but Ashbee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Machida.
Ashbee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Machida rushes Ashbee and presses him up against the ropes.
Ashbee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ashbee scoring well with a low kick there.
Machida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Machida is looking to clinch but Ashbee is avoiding it.
Ashbee moves out of range as Machida strikes.
Machida is looking to clinch.
Ashbee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ashbee darts in trying to clinch
and Machida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ashbee.
Machida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Machida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Machida throws out a loose jab but Ashbee uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That kick from Ashbee tenderised Machida's leg. Machida is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ashbee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ashbee clinches but Machida breaks the clinch
and Machida counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ashbee tries to clinch up
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ashbee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Machida connects with a right hand. Ashbee shakes it off.
Ashbee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Machida misses.
Ashbee tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ashbee.
Ashbee delivers a nice body kick.
Ashbee lands a nice shot that snaps Machida's head back.
A slow jab from Machida misses its intended target.
Ashbee moves out of range as Machida strikes.
Machida throws a big shot that misses.
Machida throws a series of punches but Ashbee avoids them all with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ashbee.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ashbee moves away.
Ashbee moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
Machida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Machida as he connects with a hook.
Ashbee tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ashbee is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ashbee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ashbee tries to clinch up
and Machida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Machida misses with a punch on the inside.
Machida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ashbee is keeping busy.
Machida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Machida as Ashbee tries to tie him up.
Machida tries a body shot but Ashbee blocks it.
A knee to the head by Ashbee.
Ashbee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Machida misses with a body punch.
Ashbee is trying to stall.
Machida is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Machida throws a head punch that misses.
Ashbee lands a nice knee to the body.
Ashbee lands a knee to the body.
Machida looks gassed!
A bit of stalling here from Ashbee.
Ashbee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ashbee.
Machida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ashbee lands with a short shot to the head.
Ashbee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ashbee is trying to maintain a safe position but Machida gets an underhook and turns Ashbee into the ropes.
Machida misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Ashbee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ashbee looking to slow down the pace here.
Ashbee has Machida pressed against the ropes.
Machida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ashbee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Machida working aggressively here.
Ashbee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Machida prevents Ashbee from breaking the clinch.
Ashbee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ashbee obliges.
Machida lands a nice uppercut.
Machida misses with a body punch.
Ashbee lands a knee to the body.
Ashbee manages to break the clinch.
Ashbee throws a head kick that Machida semi-blocks.
Ashbee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ashbee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ashbee. Ashbee obviously looking to wear him down.
Ashbee looks to clinch
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ashbee tries to clinch up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ashbee, right into the meat.
Nice shot by Machida.
Machida cracks Ashbee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ashbee misses the shot to the body.
Ashbee is looking to clinch.
Ashbee wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Machida does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A head kick from Ashbee lands but Machida takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Ashbee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ashbee keeps the fight on the outside.
Machida throws a series of punches but Ashbee moves out of range.
Ashbee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida fails to land with a series of punches.
Ashbee slips under a jab from Machida.
Ashbee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thiago Machida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machida takes a swing at Ashbee's ribcage but misses.
Ashbee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Machida coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machida keeps the fight on the outside.
Thiago Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ashbee closes the distance but Machida moves to the side
and Machida counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Machida.
Ashbee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machida looks to land a right hand but Ashbee moved out of range.
Ashbee lands a head kick!
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ashbee.
Ashbee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ashbee wants to clinch.
Ashbee wants to clinch but Machida slips to the side
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ashbee scores with a head kick.
Ashbee closes the distance but Machida moves to the side
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Machida scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashbee wants to clinch.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ashbee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ashbee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Machida.
Machida checks a leg kick.
Ashbee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machida lands with an overhand left.
Machida looks to throw the jab but Ashbee is out of range.
Ashbee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ashbee connects with a leg kick. Machida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ashbee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Machida stuns Ashbee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ashbee.
Ashbee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machida's sensitive parts.
Ashbee tries to work over Machida's front leg with a kick but Machida checks it.
Ashbee tries to clinch up.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida tries to clinch there but Ashbee circles away.
Ashbee connects with an inside leg kick.
Ashbee tries a head kick but it misses.
Machida throws a nice looking combination but Ashbee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machida closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Machida lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ashbee is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Machida is keeping busy.
Machida managing to block the knees to the body from Ashbee.
Ashbee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ashbee can't break the clinch.
Machida is looking to control Ashbee's arms but Ashbee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Machida has his back to the ropes.
Machida working aggressively here.
Machida swings wildly with an uppercut but Ashbee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ashbee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ashbee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Machida throws a good cross that connects.
Ashbee tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch but Ashbee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ashbee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ashbee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machida.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ashbee.
A nice combination there by Machida.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a looping left.
Ashbee is looking to clinch.
Machida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ashbee looks to clinch
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Machida. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Machida misses the target.
Ashbee connects with a leg kick. Machida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Machida scores with a nice head shot.
Ashbee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
Machida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ashbee.
Ashbee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ashbee throws a head kick that Machida semi-blocks.
Ashbee moves out of range as Machida strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ashbee misses with a shot to the body
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
Ashbee checks a low kick from Machida.
Ashbee tries to clinch
and Machida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ashbee thinking.
A slow jab from Ashbee misses its intended target.
A low kick from Machida misses
and Ashbee counters with a big head kick but Machida shrugs it off.
Ashbee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A cross from Machida lands.
Machida is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ashbee. Machida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machida misses with a straight left.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Ashbee circles away.
A head kick misses from Ashbee.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Machida misses.
Ashbee tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ashbee.
Ashbee needs to keep his hands up - Machida had a free shot at his head there.
Machida throws an overhand right that lands on Ashbee's shoulder, as Ashbee tries to avoid the shot.
Ashbee connects with a solid leg kick.
Machida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ashbee doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
Ashbee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ashbee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Machida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ashbee manages to avoid it.
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ashbee throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Ashbee tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Machida uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ashbee tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.
Machida misses with a low kick as Ashbee jumps back.
Machida throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ashbee tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Ashbee tries to clinch but Machida moves away
and Machida counters with a series of strikes. Ashbee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ashbee is looking to clinch.
Ashbee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ashbee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Ashbee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ashbee slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
Ashbee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Ashbee.
Machida checks the leg kick.
Ashbee wants to clinch
and Machida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machida pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ashbee is out of range and Machida settles back down.
Ashbee connects with a high kick.
Ashbee swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
Machida throws a solid leg kick but Ashbee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Machida.
A big left from Machida misses.
Ashbee tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Machida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ashbee connects with a leg kick. Machida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Machida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Machida looks to land a right hand but Ashbee moved out of range.
Ashbee tries to clinch up
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ashbee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Machida.
Ashbee tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashbee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ashbee tries to clinch up
and Machida counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashbee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ashbee slips a jab from Machida.
Ashbee digs a good hook to Machida's body.
Ashbee tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ashbee, right into the meat.
Ashbee throws a sloppy head kick and Machida moves out of range easily.
Ashbee doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
Machida has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ashbee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ashbee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Machida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ashbee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ashbee lands a knee to the head.
Ashbee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries a body shot but Ashbee blocks it.
Ashbee lands a knee to the body.
Ashbee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Machida is trying to stall.
Ashbee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ashbee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ashbee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ashbee can't break the clinch.
Machida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ashbee trying to control the position but instead, Machida has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ashbee into the ropes.
Machida misses with some punches.
Ashbee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machida tries to bum rush Ashbee with a series of wild strikes but Ashbee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ashbee moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
Ashbee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Machida has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ashbee connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashbee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ashbee slips under a jab.
Machida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ashbee. Ashbee obviously looking to wear him down.
Machida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ashbee.
Machida swinging wildly here.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ashbee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Machida does it's job there.
Ashbee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ashbee.
Machida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ashbee counters with a low kick, right behind Machida 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A big right from Machida misses.
Ashbee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Machida throws a nice looking combination but Ashbee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machida with a hook.
Machida misses with a straight left.
Ashbee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ashbee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
Ashbee throws a head kick that Machida semi-blocks.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machida throws a good cross that connects.
Ashbee instigates a clinch.
Ashbee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ashbee is looking to control Machida's arms but Machida gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ashbee has his back to the ropes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Machida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Machida lands with a light punch inside.
Ashbee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ashbee scores with a shoulder strike.
Ian Ashbee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ashbee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ashbee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machida throws a right hand that Ashbee ducks under and follows up with a left that Ashbee also avoids with ease.
Ashbee tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Machida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ashbee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ashbee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ashbee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ashbee throws a leg kick which misses Machida's front leg but catches the back leg as Machida tries to avoid it.
Ashbee moves into the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ashbee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machida. Ashbee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machida loads up on a big right hand but Ashbee slips the punch.
Ashbee tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Ashbee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ashbee connects with an inside leg kick.
Machida tries to land a leg kick but Ashbee saw it coming and moves away.
Ashbee looks to clinch
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
Machida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ashbee.
Sloppy strikes from Machida. Those never looked like landing.
Machida tests Ashbee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Machida fails to land with a series of punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Machida dips to his left and cracks Ashbee with an uppercut!
Machida misses with a series of wild punches.
Ashbee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machida keeps the fight on the outside.
Machida lands a lovely overhand right.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Ashbee.
Ashbee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ashbee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machida's sensitive parts.
A big left from Machida misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ashbee swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Ashbee rushes Machida and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ashbee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Machida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ashbee is trying to break the clinch but Machida has him pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Machida misses with the head strike.
Ashbee missing with knees to the body.
Machida takes a knee to the side of the body.
Machida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ashbee tries to stall but Machida uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Machida is looking to control Ashbee's arms but Ashbee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Machida has his back to the ropes.
Ashbee scores with a hook to the body.
Machida tries to work over Ashbee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ashbee prevents a body shot from Machida.
Machida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Machida can't find room to land a body shot as Ashbee controls the action.
Ashbee blocks an uppercut.
Ashbee landing knees to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ashbee blocks an uppercut.
Ashbee can't break the clinch.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Ashbee.
Ashbee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Machida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machida swings wildly with an uppercut but Ashbee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Machida fails to land.
Good body shot from Ashbee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ashbee.
Ashbee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Machida fails to land.
Ashbee looking to stall.
Ashbee cracks Machida with a nice body shot.
Machida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ashbee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machida wants to stall.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Ashbee.
A knee to the head by Ashbee.
Machida swings wildly with an uppercut but Ashbee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ashbee lands a good knee to the midsection. Machida won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Ashbee clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Machida tries to clinch but Ashbee is having none of it.
Machida throws a one two combo.
Machida tries to land a leg kick but Ashbee saw it coming and moves away.
Ashbee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ashbee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ashbee tries to clinch up.
Ashbee misses with a body shot
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ashbee thuds his shin into the meat of Machida's side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashbee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ashbee throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Machida.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ashbee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashbee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Machida takes a step back to recover.
Machida misses with a body shot.
Ashbee moves into the clinch.
Machida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machida throws a punch but it's blocked by Ashbee.
Ashbee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ashbee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Machida misses with a punch to the body.
Ashbee crunches a lovely knee into Machida's ribcage.
Ashbee scores a nice knee to the body.
Ashbee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ashbee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ashbee.
Ashbee lands a knee to the head.
Ashbee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Machida struggles to land a body shot inside as Ashbee controls his hands.
Ashbee tries to stall but Machida uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Machida takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hand to the body from Ashbee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Ashbee.
Ashbee tries to throw a body punch but Machida avoids it by throwing Ashbee back against the cage.
Machida managing to block the knees to the body from Ashbee.
Machida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machida can't find room to land a body shot as Ashbee controls the action.
Machida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Machida works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ashbee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Machida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ashbee prevents a body shot from Machida.
Machida lands a nice shot to the body.
Machida is trying to maintain a safe position but Ashbee gets an underhook and turns Machida into the ropes.
Ashbee blocking some punches.
Machida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Ashbee.
Ashbee blocks an uppercut.
Machida misses with some punches.
Ashbee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ashbee is trying to break the clinch but Machida has him pressed against the ropes.
Ashbee misses with a punch to the body.
Ashbee blocks an uppercut.
Ashbee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Machida misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashbee blocks a body shot from Machida.
Machida misses with some punches.
Machida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ashbee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Machida is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ashbee trying to stall but Machida improves his position.
Machida lands a hook that snaps the head of Ashbee backwards.
Machida is looking to control Ashbee's arms but Ashbee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Machida has his back to the ropes.
Machida misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ashbee.
Ashbee prevents a body shot from Machida.
Machida misses with a punch on the inside.
Ashbee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ashbee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Machida has him pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Machida taking a breather.
Machida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ashbee's efforts to push away.
Machida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four 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.
Machida misses with some punches.
Ashbee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Machida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machida struggles to land a body shot inside as Ashbee controls his hands.
Ashbee manages to break the clinch.
Jab from Machida.
Machida with a hook.
A lazy left from Machida finds it's target.
Ashbee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ashbee wants to clinch
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Machida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ashbee.
Machida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ashbee can pounce on him.
Ashbee slips under a jab from Machida.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Machida is looking to clinch.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ashbee.
Ashbee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ashbee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ashbee tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ashbee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ashbee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
Ashbee thumps Machida with a low kick.
Ashbee tries to clinch up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ashbee, right into the meat.
A jab lands there for Machida.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Good work by Machida as he checks the leg kick.
Machida throws a jab when Ashbee was well out of range.
A low kick from Machida misses
and Ashbee counters with a nice body shot.
Ashbee moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
Ashbee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ashbee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ashbee looks to clinch
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Ashbee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ashbee moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
Ashbee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ashbee.
Machida misses with a few strikes there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses the jab.
Machida tries to clinch but Ashbee is having none of it.
Ashbee lands with a kick to the temple. Machida shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ashbee tries to clinch but Machida moves away
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Ashbee.
Ashbee connects with an inside leg kick.
Machida connects with a body shot.
Machida scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ashbee wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Ashbee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ashbee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ashbee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ashbee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machida throws out the jab.
Machida tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ashbee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machida.
Machida with a hook.
Ashbee tries to clinch but Machida moves away
and Machida counters with a nice body shot.
Ashbee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machida misses with a body shot.
Ashbee moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
Ashbee tries a low kick but Machida avoids it.
Machida thows a body shot but no joy.
Ashbee wants to clinch but Machida slips to the side
and Machida counters with a nice body shot.
Ashbee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Ashbee pushes him off.
Machida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ashbee.
Machida throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Machida throws a body punch but Ashbee moves out of range.
Ashbee connects with an inside leg kick.
Machida throws a combination. Ashbee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Machida lands a jab to the head.
Ashbee throws a nice head kick!
Ashbee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ashbee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ashbee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ashbee fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Machida dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ashbee misses with a head kick.
Machida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ashbee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ashbee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ashbee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Machida counters with a left and a right that stings Ashbee.
Ashbee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ashbee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ashbee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ashbee misses with a low kick.
Ashbee keeps the fight on the outside.
Machida lands a jab to the nose.
Ashbee lands a jab to Machida's midsection.
Machida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ashbee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashbee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ashbee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machida keeps the fight on the outside.
Ashbee moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
Ashbee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ashbee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ashbee darts in trying to clinch
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Machida tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Ashbee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machida misses with a two punch combination.
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.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ashbee tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Ashbee tries to clinch up.
Machida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ashbee tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ashbee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ashbee moves away.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ashbee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Machida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ashbee counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashbee tries to clinch up.
Ashbee slips under a jab from Machida.
Ashbee throws a leg kick which misses Machida's front leg but catches the back leg as Machida tries to avoid it.
Machida tries to clinch but Ashbee moves out of range.
Machida throws a body kick that misses.
Machida smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ashbee lands a head kick!
Machida misses with a body shot.
Machida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machida keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ashbee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ashbee throws a head kick that Machida semi-blocks.
Ashbee tries to clinch
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ashbee tries to clinch up
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Machida throws a right and a left that Ashbee avoids nicely.
Ashbee tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.
Machida misses with a straight right.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Ashbee moves out of range easily.
Ashbee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machida.
Ashbee looks to clinch
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ashbee tries to clinch up.
Machida throws a lazy right hand but Ashbee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Machida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ashbee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ashbee is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.
Ashbee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ashbee is looking to slow Machida down with leg kicks.
Machida misses with a series of wild punches.
Ashbee tries to clinch up.
Ashbee tries to clinch but Machida moves away
and Machida counters with a series of strikes. Ashbee will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ashbee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Machida has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ashbee.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ashbee.
Machida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ashbee.
Machida throws out a loose jab but Ashbee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Machida lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ashbee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ashbee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Ashbee.
Ashbee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Machida's head.
Machida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ashbee wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Machida.
Machida misses with a hook.
Ashbee wants to clinch but Machida slips to the side
and Machida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Machida throws a hook but Ashbee blocks it.
Ashbee wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Ashbee.
Machida tries to clinch up but Ashbee circles away and keeps his distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ashbee, right into the meat.
Ashbee tries to clinch up.
Ashbee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Machida. Machida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Some wild striking there from Machida.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ashbee.
Nice jab there from Machida.
Ashbee tries to clinch up.
Ashbee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Machida misses with a series of wild punches.
Ashbee lands with a hook. Machida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ashbee wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Ashbee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ashbee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ashbee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ashbee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ashbee throws a body punch but Machida moves out of range.
Ashbee missing with a left hand there. Machida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ashbee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida connects with the punch.
Ashbee slips a straight right by Machida.
Machida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ashbee closes the distance but Machida moves to the side
and Machida counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Machida.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Ashbee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ashbee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Machida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ashbee lands a good knee to the midsection. Machida won't want to take too many of those.
Machida throws a punch but it's blocked by Ashbee.
Ashbee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Machida has him pressed against the ropes.
Ashbee scores a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Thiago Machida!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Thiago Machida!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Thiago Machida!
Thiago Machida wins by unanimous decision!
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