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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Judge Machina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshiro Montero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machina's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rage Against The Machine - Know Your Enemy. Montero has chosen Danzig - Mother as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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162 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Judge Machina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Toshiro Montero!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Machina as Montero shoots in.
Montero does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Montero throws a chopping leg kick but Machina manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Montero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Montero misses with a body shot.
Montero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machina keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montero.
Montero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Montero lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Machina has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Machina and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Montero throws a leg kick
and Machina counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montero misses with an elbow over the top.
Machina keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Montero's efforts to push away.
Machina trying to land knees to the body.
Montero lands a left hand.
Machina comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Montero avoiding damage as Machina throws knees to the body.
Montero has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Machina landing knees to the body.
Machina lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Machina misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montero.
Montero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Montero scores with a shot to the side of Machina's head.
Montero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toshiro Montero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montero tries to land a body kick
and Machina counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Machina.
Machina comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Montero breaks the clinch.
Montero tries to land a front kick but Machina steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Montero scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Montero.
Montero throws a half hearted mid kick.
Montero misses the jab.
Montero throws a sloppy head kick
and Machina holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Machina missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Montero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machina trying to land knees to the body.
Montero taking a breather.
Machina tries to land knees in the clinch but Montero avoids the damage to the body.
Montero managing to block the knees to the body from Machina.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machina.
Montero pressing his opponent against the cage.
Machina tries to land a knee to the head but Montero blocks with his arms.
Machina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montero is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Montero fails to land.
Machina unloads a knee to the mid-section. Montero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Machina misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montero.
Machina looking to throw knees to the head but Montero is blocking nicely.
Montero avoids the elbow strike from Machina, against the cage.
Machina missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montero avoids the elbow strike from Machina, against the cage.
Montero managing to block the knees to the body from Machina.
Machina looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Montero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Montero throws a body punch but Machina moves out of range.
Montero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Machina sprawls well. Machina wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Montero gets slowly back to his feet.
Montero dives in and grabs Machina's left leg, looking for a takedown. Machina pushes down on Montero's head and hops out.
Judge Machina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toshiro Montero.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machina defending well as Montero loads up on a big left hand.
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 Judge Machina will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Montero swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Montero - just one landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Montero.
Machina staying out of range there.
Machina keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montero.
Montero throws a predictable looking body shot
and Machina counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Montero on the inside.
Machina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montero is defending well for now.
Machina missing with knees to the body.
Machina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Montero has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Machina seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Montero can turn it around.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Montero's brow.
Machina pushes off an throws an elbow but Montero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machina using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Montero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Montero pushes off an throws an elbow but Machina leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Machina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Montero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machina looking to throw knees to the head but Montero is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Montero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montero is defending well for now.
Montero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Montero is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Machina can't fight it off and eventually Montero manages to take the fight to the floor. Machina looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Machina working a defensive guard here.
Machina seems keen to control Montero's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Montero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Montero tries to free his leg and advance position but Machina is retaining full guard.
Machina trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machina keeping moving, preventing Montero from controlling successfully.
Montero is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Machina gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Montero.
Montero goes for a double leg but Machina avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Machina continues to drive forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montero is defending well for now.
Montero has Machina pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Machina manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Machina tries a knee to the head but Montero blocks it.
A knee to the head by Machina.
Montero managing to block the knees to the body from Machina.
Machina utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Machina lands a good knee to the midsection. Montero won't want to take too many of those.
Montero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Montero pulls guard effortlessly.
Montero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Machina content to stall in guard here.
Machina trying to control but Montero is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Judge Machina wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Montero thuds his right hand into Machina's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Montero swings for the body but Machina moves out of range.
Montero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montero shoots in looking for a takedown. Machina tries to sprawl out of it but Montero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Machina manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Judge Machina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toshiro Montero.
Machina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Judge Machina 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Montero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Machina.
Montero scores with a nice head shot.
Donk. Montero catches Machina right on the button with a cross.
Montero connects with a crisp jab.
Montero shoots in looking for a takedown but Machina manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Montero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A solid body kick from Montero.
Montero throws a body punch but Machina moves out of range.
Montero throws a low kick but Machina moves out of range easily.
Montero throws a leg kick that is checked
and Machina counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Machina.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montero lands an uppercut.
Machina tries to land a knee to the head but Montero blocks with his arms.
Machina missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Montero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Montero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Judge Machina has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Machina misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montero.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montero.
A knee to the head by Machina.
Machina trying to land knees to the body.
Machina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Machina misses with an elbow strike.
Machina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Montero avoids the elbow strike from Machina, against the cage.
Machina misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montero.
Montero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Judge Machina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montero goes for a double leg but Machina avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Machina continues to drive forward.
Montero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machina trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Montero fails to land.
Montero throws a head punch that misses.
Machina avoiding damage as Montero throws knees to the body.
Machina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machina blocks a body shot from Montero.
Montero is trying to break the clinch but Machina is controlling him.
Machina prevents the takedown attempt.
Judge Machina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toshiro Montero.
Machina blocks an uppercut.
Montero working aggressively here.
Montero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Machina is pressed up against the cage. Montero has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Machina down to the mat. Machina avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montero throws a low kick but it's checked well by Machina.
A clash of legs there as Machina blocks the low kick.
Machina avoids the head kick by Montero.
Montero misses with a wild body shot.
Montero misses with an uppercut. Machina saw that one coming.
Machina moves out of range of the body kick from Montero.
Montero throws a leg kick
and Machina moves into the clinch.
Montero managing to block the knees to the body from Machina.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toshiro Montero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Machina 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Judge Machina!
A relieved looking Judge Machina thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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