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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Machin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroud is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vallenfyre - Iconoclast. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Machin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Stroud!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stroud.
Stroud lands a nice shot to the body.
Stroud slips a straight right by Machin.
Stroud fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Machin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stroud is able to avoid easily.
Stroud lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Machin tried to score with a low kick but Stroud checks it.
Stroud walks into a jab.
Machin misses with an uppercut.
Stroud shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Machin as he jumps to the side.
Machin throws a series of punches but Stroud moves out of range.
Stroud shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Machin sprawls well. Machin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stroud gets slowly back to his feet.
Liam Machin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Stroud.
Stroud misses with a combination
and Machin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stroud thinking.
Stroud throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Machin throws a head kick but Stroud moves out of range.
Machin checks a low kick from Stroud.
Liam Machin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machin dodges the punch combination from Stroud.
Machin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stroud's head backwards.
Stroud misses with a few strikes there.
Machin throws a nice looking combination but Stroud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machin cracks Stroud with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Machin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stroud moves away.
Stroud cracks a nice hook into Machin's ribs.
Machin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Machin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stroud closes the distance and pushes Machin back into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Machin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Machin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stroud misses with a knee to the head.
Machin is trying to force a seperation but Stroud has the dominant position.
Machin stops a takedown attempt from Stroud.
Machin is trying to push Stroud away but Stroud has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stroud keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Machin's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stroud as Machin tries to tie him up.
Stroud wants to take the fight to the mat but Machin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Machin tries to circle away but Stroud has him pinned against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Machin blocks an uppercut.
Stroud has Machin pressed against the cage, preventing Machin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Machin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stroud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Stroud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud breaks the clinch.
Stroud scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Machin doesn't seem bothered though.
Stroud tried to score with a low kick but Machin checks it.
Machin lands with a straight right. Stroud didn't see that one coming.
Machin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stroud pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machin is out of range and Stroud settles back down.
No joy there for Stroud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stroud just misses with a punch to the body.
Machin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Machin avoids the head kick by Stroud.
Stroud doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Machin just misses with a punch to the body.
Stroud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machin.
Stroud moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stroud is keeping busy.
Stroud tries to pull guard but Machin won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machin tries to break the clinch but Stroud is controlling the position.
Machin lands a hook that snaps the head of Stroud backwards.
Machin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stroud decides to pull guard.
Machin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stroud is proving hard to escape from.
Machin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stroud on the ground.
Stroud throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stroud wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Liam Machin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stroud shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Machin as he avoids it easily.
Liam Machin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Stroud does no damage.
Machin scores with a three punch combo!
Stroud on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stroud walks into a jab.
Stroud looks to land a combination but Machin avoids it well.
Stroud gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Machin.
Liam Machin is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Stroud lands an impressive looking overhand right. Machin doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Stroud misses with a kick to the body.
Machin misses the shot to the body.
Stroud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Machin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machin misses with a few strikes there.
Machin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stroud.
A nice combination there by Machin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud tries a head kick but it misses.
Machin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stroud throws out a leg kick but Machin moves out of range and Stroud only half commits.
A bone on bone clash there as Stroud blocks the leg kick.
Machin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Machin misses with a looping left.
Machin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stroud needs to keep his hands up - Machin had a free shot at his head there.
Stroud swinging wildly here.
Stroud lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machin circles away quickly and effectively.
Machin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stroud.
Machin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Machin blocks the leg kick.
Stroud misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stroud is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Machin rather than just go for the knockout.
Machin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Machin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroud misses with a few strikes there.
Stroud fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Machin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Machin. Beautiful body shot.
Machin scores with a one two! Stroud had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Liam Machin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Machin throws a nice looking combination but Stroud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stroud shoots in but no luck this time.
Liam Machin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Stroud.
Machin throws a one two combo.
Stroud throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stroud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machin misses with a few strikes there.
Stroud misses with a combination
and Stroud takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stroud throws a right and a left that Machin avoids nicely.
Machin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stroud.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Machin, as that shot connected.
Machin cracks Stroud with an open hand slap.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stroud.
Stroud doesn't manage to clinch there - Machin circles away.
Stroud closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Machin lands with a straight right. Stroud didn't see that one coming.
Machin scores with a sloppy right hand. Stroud should have avoided that one.
Machin checks a low kick from Stroud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stroud eats them both and turns towards Machin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroud missing with a left hand there. Machin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stroud has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Machin misses with a double jab.
Machin throws a combination. Stroud tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stroud is looking to score with low kicks.
Machin connects with the punch.
Stroud throws a right hand that Machin ducks under and follows up with a left that Machin also avoids with ease.
Machin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stroud at a distance.
Machin misses with a hook.
Stroud misses with a series of wild punches.
Machin throws a combination. Stroud tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stroud.
Machin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Machin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Machin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Machin misses with a wild combination.
Machin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
No joy there for Stroud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Machin swats away the attempt to clinch by Stroud.
Stroud tries to clinch up.
Machin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Machin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Machin.
Stroud throws a series of punches but Machin avoids them all with ease.
Machin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stroud stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stroud throws a body punch but Machin moves out of range.
Stroud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Machin lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Machin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machin throws a sloppy head kick and Stroud moves out of range easily.
Machin moves out of range of the body kick.
Machin misses with the combination.
Machin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A combination from Stroud does no damage.
Stroud fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stroud closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Horrible takedown by Stroud or perhaps it was just good defense by Machin which made him look bad.
Stroud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Machin connects with a body shot.
Machin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stroud's hands.
Stroud slips a jab and a cross from Machin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroud has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stroud fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Liam Machin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Stroud.
Stroud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stroud wants a takedown.
Stroud successfully pulls guard.
Stroud is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Machin defends well.
Machin tries to stand but Stroud is controlling from the bottom.
Stroud looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Machin passes into side control.
Machin blocks the strikes from Stroud.
Stroud is trying to improve his position.
Machin working away.
Machin has control of an arm but Stroud manages to advance to Machin's back!
Machin has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Machin is holding onto Stroud's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Machin tries to escape the position.
Machin is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machin covering up well under a series of strikes from Stroud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Machin clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Machin slips a jab and a cross from Stroud.
Machin slips a jab and a cross from Stroud.
Machin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stroud.
Nice sprawl there from Machin as Stroud shoots in.
Machin lands with a shot to the body.
Machin clobbers Stroud with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Machin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stroud checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stroud throws a series of punches but Machin moves out of range.
Machin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Machin scores with a punch to the head.
Machin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Machin looks to land a combination. Stroud sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stroud has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Machin thuds his right hand into Stroud's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stroud is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machin looks to land a combination but Stroud avoids it well.
Stroud is still on wobbly legs! Can Machin finish him?
Stroud misses with a wild combination.
Stroud seems to have recovered his senses.
Stroud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Machin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Horrible takedown by Stroud or perhaps it was just good defense by Machin which made him look bad.
Stroud is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nice shot by Machin.
Stroud tries to clinch but Machin is having none of it.
Machin is working the combinations to good effect here.
Stroud avoids the head kick by Machin.
Stroud misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stroud misses with a wild body shot.
Machin misses with a wild combination.
Machin moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stroud moves into range and clinches up with Machin.
Machin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stroud is leaning against Machin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Machin is trying to push Stroud away but Stroud has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stroud is working for takedown but Machin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Liam Machin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Stroud.
Machin manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroud throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Machin throws a body kick that misses.
Machin throws a series of punches but Stroud moves out of range.
Stroud checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stroud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machin lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Stroud tenderised Machin's leg. Machin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Machin tries to bum rush Stroud with a series of wild strikes but Stroud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Machin misses its intended target.
Stroud throws a jab but it's blocked by Machin.
Stroud swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machin counters with a left and a right that stings Stroud.
Machin connects with a body shot that sends Stroud's belly button to the back.
Stroud dives in and scores a takedown into Machin's guard.
Stroud passes Machin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Stroud looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Machin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stroud misses with a head shot. Machin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Stroud postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud postures up in Machin's guard and throws a big left but Machin blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroud's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stroud has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stroud throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stroud accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stroud throws a big right hand that misses.
Machin has his hands on Stroud's head, controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroud content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Liam Machin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Stroud defending well as Machin loads up on a big left hand.
Stroud tries to clinch there but Machin circles away.
Machin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machin checks a low kick from Stroud.
Stroud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machin was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroud.
Machin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stroud misses with a combination
and Machin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stroud has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stroud trying to land knees to the body.
Stroud keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Machin's efforts to push away.
Machin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Machin slips under a jab from Stroud.
A jab lands there for Machin.
Nice sprawl there from Machin as Stroud shoots in.
Stroud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stroud.
Machin slips a jab and a cross from Stroud.
Stroud misses with a body shot.
Machin works the jab nicely.
Stroud misses with a double jab.
Stroud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Machin tries to work over Stroud's front leg with a kick but Stroud checks it.
Nice shot by Machin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stroud is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Machin misses with the combination.
Machin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Machin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stroud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machin misses with a series of wild punches.
Stroud gets a takedown into half guard.
Stroud is trying to work for a kimura but Machin is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud is keen to just control but Machin is a slippery customer.
Stroud thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stroud is looking to stall here but Machin recovers full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stroud content to stall in guard here.
Stroud pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Machin is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud postures up and lands a big shot to Machin's brow.
Stroud advances position into side control!
Stroud throws an elbow but Machin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Stroud wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machin keeps working.
Stroud throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Machin works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machin is refusing to be controlled, as Stroud sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tom Stroud.
I think Machin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Machin!
Liam Machin retains his lightweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Liam Machin said 'This was the second mistake you made - the first mistake was accepting the fight.'.
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