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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). The key to victory for Meogeedo Machida has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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215 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meogeedo Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wszebor Swiatlovod!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Swiatlovod.
Wszebor Swiatlovod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swiatlovod.
Machida dodges the punch combination from Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod throws a nice looking combination but Machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swiatlovod thows a body shot but no joy.
Swiatlovod is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machida.
Machida staying out of range there.
Swiatlovod looks to land a combination but Machida avoids it well.
Swiatlovod misses with a wild combination.
Machida slips under a jab from Swiatlovod.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swiatlovod lands with a straight right. Machida didn't see that one coming.
Swiatlovod misses with a series of wild punches.
Machida tries to clinch
and Swiatlovod cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod misses with a two punch combination.
Machida tries to clinch but Swiatlovod is having none of it.
Swiatlovod misses with a hook to the body
so Machida counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Swiatlovod wants to sweep here but Machida controlling him for the moment.
Swiatlovod has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Swiatlovod looking to hit a scissor sweep but Machida is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Swiatlovod swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swiatlovod wants to sweep but no luck.
Machida stops Swiatlovod from standing up.
Machida is looking to advance position but Swiatlovod has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Swiatlovod wants to control the pace but Machida is squirming around nicely.
Machida blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod wants to control the pace but Machida is squirming around nicely.
Swiatlovod misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Swiatlovod raining down shots from the mount!
Swiatlovod controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Machida is squirming around, avoiding Swiatlovod's attempts to control the action.
Swiatlovod controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wszebor Swiatlovod dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Swiatlovod just misses with a punch to the body.
Swiatlovod lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Swiatlovod throws a right hand that Machida ducks under and follows up with a left that Machida also avoids with ease.
Swiatlovod misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from Swiatlovod finds it's target.
Swiatlovod lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Swiatlovod misses with the combination.
A jab from Swiatlovod misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swiatlovod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swiatlovod scores with a punch to the head.
Machida fails to land the takedown.
Swiatlovod misses with a hook to the body
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
Swiatlovod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod throws a right hand that Machida ducks under and follows up with a left that Machida also avoids with ease.
Swiatlovod connects with a single shot there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Swiatlovod.
Meogeedo Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Swiatlovod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
Swiatlovod throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod looks to land a left hand but Machida moved out of range nicely.
Swiatlovod throws a combination that misses
and Machida counters with a shoot takedown. Swiatlovod fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swiatlovod lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Machida!
Swiatlovod trying to control but Machida is having none of it.
Swiatlovod looking to finish Machida with some ground and pound. This is bad for Machida!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida taking shots to the head.
Machida is working to get back to half guard.
Swiatlovod controlling from mount.
Swiatlovod working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swiatlovod takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Swiatlovod with a couple of short strikes.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Swiatlovod scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Machida doesn't seem bothered though.
Swiatlovod lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Swiatlovod misses the shot to the body.
Machida tries to clinch but Swiatlovod is having none of it.
Swiatlovod jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swiatlovod looks to land a left hand but Machida moved out of range nicely.
Swiatlovod fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Machida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Swiatlovod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machida moves away.
Swiatlovod misses with a hook.
Swiatlovod circles away from the clinch attempt
and Swiatlovod counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Machida thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swiatlovod.
Wszebor Swiatlovod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swiatlovod throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Swiatlovod misses.
Wszebor Swiatlovod seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swiatlovod works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Swiatlovod swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
Swiatlovod thows a body shot but no joy.
Meogeedo Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
Machida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swiatlovod.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swiatlovod throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swiatlovod throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machida counters by clinching up.
Machida working aggressively here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Swiatlovod in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Machida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Machida is keeping busy.
Machida throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swiatlovod blocks it with crossed arms.
Swiatlovod manages to break the clinch.
Swiatlovod misses with a lunging right hand
and Machida counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Machida.
Swiatlovod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swiatlovod blocks it with crossed arms.
Swiatlovod has Machida pushed against the cage.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Swiatlovod is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Machida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Swiatlovod breaks the clinch.
Swiatlovod misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod throws a shot to the body.
Wszebor Swiatlovod is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Machida closes the distance and clinches up with Swiatlovod, looking for a takedown. Machida pushes Swiatlovod against the cage but Swiatlovod circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Swiatlovod lunges at Machida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Machida's hand.
Machida darts in trying to clinch
and Swiatlovod counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swiatlovod swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Swiatlovod throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wszebor Swiatlovod comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swiatlovod winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa 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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pop
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FIGHT
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