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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Inglorious Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Machida's choice of entrance music: Can't Be Touched. Hendo Machida acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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190 cm
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193 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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200 cm
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190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Inglorious Bastard! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendo Machida! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bastard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Machida misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Machida fails with the takedown. Nice takedown defense from Bastard. No joy for Machida on that attempt. Inglorious Bastard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendo Machida. Machida takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Machida is defended easily by Bastard. Machida blocks a head kick by Bastard.
A jab lands there for Bastard. Bastard takes the fight into the clinch. Bastard is defending well against a takedown attempt. Machida changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bastard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bastard's corner calls for a 1-2. Bastard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Machida fails with the takedown. This has been an exciting period of action! Bastard moves into range and clinches up with Machida. Bastard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Hendo Machida has been cut. Bastard lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round. Machida goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bastard prevents it.
Machida looks gassed! Bastard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Knees to the body from Bastard.
Bastard lands a nice knee to the body. Bastard lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Bastard working Machida over with knees to the body. A knee to the head by Bastard.
Machida is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Machida takes an elbow to the forehead. Bastard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bastard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bastard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Bastard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Bastard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Bastard scores with a knee to the head.
Bastard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Bastard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Machida takes a knee to the side of the body. Bastard lands a good knee to the midsection. Machida won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bastard lands a nice elbow. Machida has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bastard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Bastard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses. Bastard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. A knee to the head by Bastard.
Bastard gets underhooks to prevent Machida's takedown attempt.
Bastard lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Machida takes an elbow to the temple. Machida takes an elbow to the temple. Bastard just leaning against Machida, taking a breather. Bastard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Machida goes for a takedown attempt but Bastard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bastard closes the distance and pushes Machida back into the cage. Bastard lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment. Bastard lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment. Bastard is defending well against a takedown attempt. Bastard crunches a lovely knee into Machida's ribcage. Bastard lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bastard trying to stall but Machida improves his position.
Bastard with a knee to the head.
Bastard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Machida drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bastard connects with a knee to the head.
Bastard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Bastard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Machida blocks it with crossed arms. Both guys are working to get underhooks. A knee to the head by Bastard.
Bastard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Bastard lands a nice knee to the body. 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! Bastard landing knees to the head.
Bastard connects with a knee to the head.
Bastard lands a nice elbow. Bastard lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment. Machida is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bastard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Machida has Bastard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bastard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Bastard lands an elbow inside. Bastard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machida's face.
Bastard lands a knee to the head.
Bastard connects with a knee to the head.
Machida goes for a takedown attempt but Bastard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bastard moves into the clinch. Bastard lands a damaging elbow. Machida takes a knee to the side of the body. Machida takes a knee to the side of the body. Bastard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bastard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Bastard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Machida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Bastard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inglorious Bastard dominated that round. The cut man is working on Hendo Machida's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bastard.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Bastard lands a damaging elbow. Machida wants a takedown but no success here.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple. Machida tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bastard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Machida can't get the takedown.
Inglorious Bastard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendo Machida. Bastard landing knees to the head.
Bastard taking a breather. Machida takes a knee to the side of the body. Machida is breathing heavily. Bastard gets underhooks to prevent Machida's takedown attempt.
Bastard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Bastard gets underhooks to prevent Machida's takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bastard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bastard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Machida is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Inglorious Bastard. Bastard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A nice glancing elbow lands by Bastard. Bastard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Bastard landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bastard. Bastard lands a damaging elbow. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Machida is working for takedown but Bastard is calmly controlling the position for now. Machida takes an elbow to the temple. Bastard lands a damaging elbow. Bastard scores with a knee to the head.
Inglorious Bastard has scored more points in the clinch so far. Bastard looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bastard lands a nice knee to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Bastard lands a nice knee to the body. Bastard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Bastard lands a damaging elbow. Bastard trying to control the position but instead, Machida has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bastard into the cage. A knee to the head by Bastard.
Bastard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machida can do to turn this around? Bastard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses. Bastard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Bastard lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment. Bastard working Machida over with knees to the body. Bastard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bastard lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Bastard lands a knee to the body.
Machida takes a knee to the side of the body. Bastard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bastard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machida's face.
Bastard lands a nice elbow. Machida tries to score a body lock takedown but Bastard shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Bastard lands a knee to the body.
Machida has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bastard after a bit of a struggle. Bastard landing knees to the body.
Bastard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Bastard lands a damaging elbow. Machida takes a knee to the side of the body. Bastard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Bastard lands a nice elbow. Machida takes an elbow to the temple. Machida is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Bastard scores a nice knee to the body.
Bastard connects with a knee to the head.
Bastard lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bastard landing knees to the head.
Bastard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Machida.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Machida drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bastard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Bastard lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bastard obliges. Bastard misses with a knee to the head. Machida goes for a takedown attempt but Bastard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Machida fails with the takedown. Bastard throws a nice inside leg kick. Hendo Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bastard closes the distance and pushes Machida back into the cage. Machida is looking for a takedown. Bastard with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inglorious Bastard dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Hendo Machida's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Machida misses with a takedown attempt and Bastard counters with a nice uppercut. Machida tries for a takedown but Bastard circles away easily and Bastard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Machida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bastard lands an elbow inside. Bastard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Inglorious Bastard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendo Machida. Bastard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Hendo Machida's cut even more. Bastard trying to stall but Machida improves his position.
Bastard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. A knee to the head by Bastard.
Bastard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Machida is trying to drag Bastard to the mat but Bastard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Machida wants to take the fight to the mat but Bastard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bastard lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off. Machida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Machida wants a takedown.
Bastard taking a breather. Bastard with a knee to the head.
Bastard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Knees to the body from Bastard.
Bastard lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment. Bastard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses. Machida takes an elbow to the temple. Bastard lands a damaging elbow. Bastard lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye. Machida changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bastard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Machida fails with the takedown and Bastard counters with an outside leg kick.
Bastard closes the distance and clinches. A knee to the head by Bastard.
Machida is rocked! A nice glancing elbow lands by Bastard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bastard landing knees to the body.
Bastard just leaning against Machida, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bastard lands a knee to the head.
Machida is still on wobbly legs! Can Bastard finish him? Bastard lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment. Bastard trying to stall but Machida improves his position.
Bastard connects with a knee to the head.
Bastard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Machida is defending well for now. Bastard is trying to stall.
Machida drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bastard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Machida seems to have recovered his senses. Bastard lands a knee to the head.
Bastard is defending well against a takedown attempt. Bastard lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye. Machida changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bastard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bastard rushes Machida and presses him up against the cage. Bastard is pressed up against the cage. Machida has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bastard down to the mat. Bastard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Bastard rushes Machida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bastard prevents the takedown attempt.
Bastard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Bastard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bastard landing knees to the head.
Bastard trying to stall but Machida improves his position.
Bastard looking to throw knees to the head but Machida is blocking nicely.
Bastard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Machida.
Bastard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Bastard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida wants to take the fight to the mat but Bastard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Bastard scores with a knee to the head.
Bastard lands a knee to the body.
Bastard misses with a knee strike.
Machida looking for a takedown. A nice glancing elbow lands by Bastard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bastard prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Bastard. Bastard lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment. Machida wants to take the fight to the mat but Bastard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Machida as Bastard tries to tie him up. Bastard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Inglorious Bastard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bastard wants to stall.
Machida wants a takedown.
Bastard scores with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Bastard looking to throw knees to the head but Machida is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bastard. Machida changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bastard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hendo Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Machida throws a jab when Bastard was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! Inglorious Bastard showed his dominance in that final round. Well Bastard 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26 Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Inglorious Bastard! During a confident post fight interview, Inglorious Bastard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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