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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Saburov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes to the cage accompanied by No more Shadows for the Past- NARNIA. Saburov has chosen Kuusou Rumba (GSZS OP3 ver.) as his entrance music. Renzo Machida could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Saburov's chin.
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270 lbs
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World class MT
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World class boxer
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Saburov!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saburov misses the shot to the body.
Saburov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saburov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Machida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saburov.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Saburov moves out of range easily.
Saburov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Machida.
Peter Saburov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida moves out of range as Saburov strikes.
Saburov checks a low kick from Machida.
Saburov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Machida counters with a good low kick that Saburov was not able to check.
Nice defenses there by Machida.
Good standup being displayed there by Saburov as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida wants to clinch up but Saburov keeps it at a distance.
Saburov tries to land a body kick
and Machida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Saburov's knee momentarily.
Saburov throws a hook but Machida blocks it.
Machida tries to clinch up but Saburov circles away and keeps his distance.
Saburov misses with a hook
and Machida counters with a thumping low kick.
Saburov looks gassed!
Machida misses with a hook. Saburov ducked under it nicely.
Machida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saburov's calf.
Saburov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
Saburov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Machida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saburov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Machida counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machida.
A body shot lands from Machida.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saburov avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Machida tries to work over Saburov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saburovs head.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Saburov is blocking nicely.
Machida working Saburov over with knees to the body.
Saburov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Machida.
Machida lands a nice uppercut.
Machida throws a head punch that misses.
Machida is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Machida - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Machida unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saburov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saburov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Machida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saburov is trying to break the clinch but Machida is controlling him.
A short right from Machida on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Machida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saburov swings wildly with an uppercut but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machida is struggling to control the position.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Renzo Machida.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saburov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saburov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Machida blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renzo Machida dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Machida staying out of range there.
Saburov throws a poor cross that misses
and Machida counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Machida.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Machida tries to land knees in the clinch but Saburov avoids the damage to the body.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Machida.
Machida misses with some punches.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saburov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saburov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saburov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saburov letting Machida take a breather here.
Machida misses with a body punch.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Saburov is blocking nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Machida here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Machida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saburov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Saburov blocks with his arms.
Saburov tries to circle away but Machida has him pinned against the cage.
Saburov avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Machida.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Saburov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Machida fails to land.
Machida missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Saburov to work.
Machida avoiding damage.
Saburov misses with some punches.
Saburov scores with a shot to the side of Machida's head.
That's two 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.
Machida letting Saburov take a breather here.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Saburov blocks with his arms.
Saburov lands a hook that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Saburov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saburov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saburov throws a lazy right hand but Machida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saburov throws the kick towards the body but Machida avoids it.
Machida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Machida staying out of range there.
Saburov cracks the inside of Machida's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saburov throws a poor cross that misses
and Machida counters with a slapping leg kick.
Machida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Renzo Machida is winning the standup battle so far.
Saburov thows a leg kick but Machida checks it
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saburov loads up on a big right hand but Machida slips the punch.
Saburov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Machida misses
letting Saburov counter with a right hand.
Saburov throws a leg kick but Machida moved away.
Saburov takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Peter Saburov has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saburov with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Saburov does it's job there.
Saburov throws the left hand but Machida avoids the punch easily.
Saburov misses with a body shot
and Machida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saburov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Saburov scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Saburov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Saburov misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renzo Machida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Saburov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Machida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saburov throws out the jab.
Machida moves away from the strike by Saburov.
Saburov misses with a leg kick.
Saburov takes a swing at Machida's ribcage but misses.
Saburov throws an off balance right hand
and Machida counters by clinching up.
Saburov has a couple of punches blocked by Machida.
Saburov managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida tries to stall but Saburov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Machida.
Machida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
Machida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Saburov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saburov is keeping busy.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Machida lands a shot to the body.
Machida working aggressively here.
Machida effectively controlling the action here.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Saburov blocks with his arms.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saburov's face.
Machida lands a shot to the body.
Saburov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saburov blocks it with crossed arms.
Machida landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Saburov breaks from the clinch.
Machida misses with a looping left.
Saburov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Machida tries to clinch there but Saburov circles away.
Peter Saburov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saburov looks to throw the jab but Machida is out of range.
Saburov lands with a hook. Machida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saburov, right into the meat.
Saburov misses with a jab to the body
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Machida.
Saburov throws a hook to the side of Machida's head but Machida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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 Saburov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saburov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saburov misses with a hook
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Saburov throws a low kick, looking for Machida's leg but Machida calmly moves out of range.
Saburov throws a leg kick but Machida sees it coming and moves out of range.
Machida avoids the body shot from Saburov.
Saburov misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saburov. That did some damage!
Machida instigates a clinch.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Saburov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machida keeps control of Saburov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Machida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Renzo Machida 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.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renzo Machida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Machida has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renzo Machida!
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