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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gaston Sweet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RikI Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). RikI Machida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
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185 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gaston Sweet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, RikI Machida!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweet takes a swing at Machida's ribcage but misses.
Sweet could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Machida looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Machida misses with a takedown
and Sweet counters with a nice body shot.
Machida lands with a shot to the body.
Sweet gets the takedown into side control.
Sweet scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Machida to see if he's OK.
Sweet is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Machida is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Machida taking punishment in the form of punches.
Check out the look on Sweet's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sweet grinds an elbow into Machida's temple.
Machida can't do much from the bottom here.
Sweet wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Machida, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sweet working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Machida tries to escape but Sweet is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet working the ground and pound.
Sweet is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Machida is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sweet looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Machida can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweet is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Machida has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sweet goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Machida has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sweet but great work by Machida.
Sweet keeps Machida under control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaston Sweet dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sweet effectively controlling the action here.
Sweet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Machida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Machida misses with a takedown attempt
and Sweet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sweet looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Machida is breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sweet lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet is looking for a kimura here.
Sweet seems to be looking for submissions.
Sweet wants to stand up but Machida is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Machida on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sweet is working for a submission of some sort.
Machida tries to get to full guard but Sweet has control of the leg.
Sweet is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sweet is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gaston Sweet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sweet is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sweet is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Machida doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sweet.
Machida manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaston Sweet dominated that second round.
That's time! Sweet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sweet slaps away a takedown attempt from Machida, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sweet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Machida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machida tries for a takedown but Sweet circles away easily
and Sweet counters by moving into the clinch.
Sweet manages to break the clinch.
Sweet lands a jab to the head.
Machida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sweet lands a head kick!
Machida takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet takes a swing at Machida's ribcage but misses.
Sweet tries a head kick but it misses.
Machida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sweet forces Machida back against the cage and clinches.
Sweet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sweet moves into the clinch.
Sweet jumps into guard, dragging Machida to the mat.
Machida is fighting to break Sweet's control of his arms but Sweet is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sweet looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Machida loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sweet wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Machida looking to sit in guard and control but Sweet gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sweet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sweet might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Machida is trying to control the position but Sweet postures up.
Sweet stands up over Machida, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sweet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sweet throws a big right hand that misses.
Sweet with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sweet passes into side control.
Machida is looking to reverse the position.
Sweet working away.
Sweet is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Machida is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaston Sweet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sweet 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaston Sweet!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
28% |
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