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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Meogeedo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wszebor Swiatlovod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meogeedo Machida looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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178 cm
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202 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meogeedo Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wszebor Swiatlovod!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swiatlovod shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Machida defends it nicely.
Swiatlovod fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Machida, pushing him back against the cage.
Machida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machida prevents a takedown attempt there.
Swiatlovod gets underhooks to prevent Machida's takedown attempt.
Swiatlovod dodges an elbow strike from Machida.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machida drops down looking for an ankle pick but Swiatlovod pulls his leg out and moves away.
Swiatlovod closes the distance and pushes Machida back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida is working for takedown but Swiatlovod is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meogeedo Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swiatlovod content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Swiatlovod is looking to break free of the clinch but Machida has double underhooks.
Swiatlovod looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Swiatlovod.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Swiatlovod breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machida tries to clinch but Swiatlovod moves out of range.
Swiatlovod moves into range and clinches up with Machida.
Machida stops a takedown attempt from Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod wants to break free but Machida has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with an elbow strike.
Machida tries to land knees in the clinch but Swiatlovod avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod is pushing Machida up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Machida missing with knees to the body.
Swiatlovod is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Swiatlovod's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Machida looking for a takedown.
Swiatlovod escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swiatlovod instigates a clinch.
Machida jumps guard but Swiatlovod turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Machida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Swiatlovod pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod closes the distance and clinches.
Swiatlovod is trying to force a seperation but Machida has the dominant position.
Swiatlovod lands with a light punch inside.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Swiatlovod misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machida utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Swiatlovod dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Swiatlovod changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Machida fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Swiatlovod takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Swiatlovod blocks with his arms.
Machida tries to land knees in the clinch but Swiatlovod avoids the damage to the body.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swiatlovod is defending well for now.
Machida missing with knees to the body.
Swiatlovod breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swiatlovod takes the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Swiatlovod is blocking nicely.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wszebor Swiatlovod will probably get the nod.
That's time! Machida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Machida gets tackled into the cage by Swiatlovod. Swiatlovod maintains the clinch.
Swiatlovod has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Machida clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Swiatlovod lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Machida hold on?!
Swiatlovod somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Swiatlovod controlling well, preventing Machida from escaping the position.
Swiatlovod looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Swiatlovod is looking to control Machida but Machida is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swiatlovod controlling the position well here. Machida rolled but Swiatlovod kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Swiatlovod looking to hold on to the position here but Machida rolls and ends up regaining guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swiatlovod accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Swiatlovod slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Wszebor Swiatlovod wasn't active enough on the ground.
Swiatlovod darts in and clinches Machida up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Swiatlovod is trying to stall.
Machida is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Swiatlovod to keep the fight standing.
Swiatlovod has clasped his hands together around Machida's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Swiatlovod decides to stand back up. Swiatlovod steps back and let's Machida get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swiatlovod clinches up with Machida and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Machida missing with knees to the body.
Wszebor Swiatlovod seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Swiatlovod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swiatlovod pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Machida, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Swiatlovod's brow.
Swiatlovod breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wszebor Swiatlovod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swiatlovod clinches up with Machida and pushes him back against the cage.
Swiatlovod working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Swiatlovod breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machida throws a hook to the side of Swiatlovod's head but Swiatlovod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swiatlovod scores with a takedown into Machida's guard.
Swiatlovod trying to control the position from guard on top but Machida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod is pushing down on Machida's leg trying to pass to half guard. Machida is fighting to maintain full guard but Swiatlovod has managed to sneak the leg through.
Machida is looking to improve his position.
Swiatlovod is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swiatlovod decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wszebor Swiatlovod showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Machida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Swiatlovod shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Machida napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machida prevents Swiatlovod from improving position.
Swiatlovod is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Machida will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Let's hope that Swiatlovod has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wszebor Swiatlovod was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Swiatlovod has managed to clinch.
Swiatlovod just leaning against Machida, taking a breather.
Swiatlovod avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Machida missing with knees to the body.
Machida working Swiatlovod over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machida misses with a punch to the body.
Swiatlovod gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Meogeedo Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod is trying to control. Machida wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Swiatlovod takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Swiatlovod's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Wszebor Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod is trying hard to land a takedown here. Machida sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Swiatlovod misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Swiatlovod to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Swiatlovod throws an elbow that misses. Machida uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Swiatlovod's guard. Nice move by Machida!
Swiatlovod looking for a sweep. Not yet Swiatlovod, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wszebor Swiatlovod is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Machida working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Machida wants to pass the guard but Swiatlovod is keeping the position.
Swiatlovod has his hands on Machida's head, controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Swiatlovod can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Wszebor Swiatlovod wasn't active enough on the ground.
Swiatlovod takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wszebor Swiatlovod comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Swiatlovod has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wszebor Swiatlovod!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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