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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andres Machete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Magetsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Andres Machete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aldo Magetsu!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magetsu connects with the punch.
Machete has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Machete.
Magetsu breaks from the clinch.
Magetsu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Magetsu moves out of range of the body kick from Machete.
Magetsu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Machete shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Magetsu as he avoids it easily.
Magetsu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Magetsu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Machete drops Magetsu with a beautiful combination! Magetsu stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Machete is looking for the KO!
Magetsu is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machete scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Magetsu is still in real trouble! Can Machete finish him?
Magetsu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Machete.
Magetsu wants to stand up but Machete is controlling him.
Machete's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Machete sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Magetsu's guard.
Still in half guard, Machete seems content to control.
Machete is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Magetsu sees it coming and defends easily.
Machete throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Machete is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Magetsu seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machete thows a huge punch but Magetsu dodges it nicely.
Magetsu tries to get to full guard but Machete has control of the leg.
Machete is looking to advance position but Magetsu won't allow it.
Machete performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Machete not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Machete postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Magetsu to stand up.
Machete fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magetsu manages to avoid it.
Magetsu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Machete backs up against the cage.
Magetsu scores with a jab to the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Magetsu.
Machete shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Magetsu as he avoids it easily.
Machete closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Magetsu did well to prevent Machete getting side control.
Machete slows the pace down in half guard.
Magetsu makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machete forces Magetsu back against the cage and clinches.
Machete misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magetsu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machete working aggressively here.
Magetsu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Magetsu catches Machete right on the button with a cross.
Machete fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andres Machete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machete clinches up with Magetsu and pushes him back against the cage.
Machete swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magetsu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo Magetsu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machete avoids a kick to the body.
Machete has taken the fight to the clinch.
Magetsu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Magetsu. No joy for Machete on that attempt.
Machete tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magetsu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Magetsu throws out a counter right but Machete avoids it with no problem.
Machete shoots in looking for a takedown. Magetsu tries to sprawl out of it but Machete keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Magetsu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Magetsu throws a leg kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Magetsu scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machete fails with the takedown
and Magetsu counters with a straight right hand.
Machete fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aldo Magetsu will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Magetsu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machete.
Magetsu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Machete walks forward, straight into a front kick from Magetsu.
Magetsu connects with a looping right hand.
Machete doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Machete throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Magetsu's waist but Magetsu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Machete off to one side.
Machete is looking to slow Magetsu down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magetsu.
Machete uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magetsu.
Magetsu misses with the combination.
Magetsu throws the left hand but Machete avoids the punch easily.
Magetsu misses with a few strikes there.
Machete takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machete tries to clinch up
and Magetsu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magetsu tries to land a leg kick but Machete saw it coming and moves away.
Machete slips under a jab from Magetsu.
Machete goes for a double leg but Magetsu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Magetsu continues to drive forward.
Machete blocks a jab.
Aldo Magetsu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machete tries for a takedown but Magetsu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Magetsu counters with a body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andres Machete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magetsu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Machete was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Aldo Magetsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machete shoots for a takedown but Magetsu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Machete clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machete.
Machete throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magetsus head.
Magetsu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magetsu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machete.
Machete is looking to counter the offense by Magetsu and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machete tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Magetsu defends well and Machete ends up having to push Magetsu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Magetsu keeps the fight on the outside.
Machete gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Magetsu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magetsu lands a leg kick that knocks Machete off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Magetsu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magetsu lands a nice looking body kick.
Magetsu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Magetsu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Machete closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Machete lands in his opponent's guard.
Machete looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu being controlled here, momentarily.
Magetsu trying to keep a closed guard but Machete is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Machete trying to control the position from guard on top but Magetsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machete stays in close to Magetsu's body and controls the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Magetsu throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Machete tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Magetsu defends well and Machete ends up having to push Magetsu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Machete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magetsu.
Machete has a takedown stuffed.
Machete avoids a kick to the body.
Machete wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Magetsu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Machete misses with a takedown attempt - Magetsu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Machete is defended easily by Magetsu.
Magetsu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Machete drops his hands momentarily and Magetsu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Magetsu connects with a solid leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Magetsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machete shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Magetsu but Magetsu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andres Machete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good work by Machete as he checks the leg kick.
Machete appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Magetsu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machete's sensitive parts.
Magetsu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Machete at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Magetsu.
Magetsu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Machete throws a combination that misses
and Magetsu counters with a solid body kick.
Machete gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Magetsu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machete shoots in but Magetsu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Machete gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Magetsu.
Nice sprawl there from Magetsu as Machete shoots in.
Magetsu tries to land a front kick but Machete steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Magetsu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Magetsu throws a chopping leg kick but Machete manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Magetsu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machete tries to close the distance and clinch but Magetsu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machete gets a takedown into half guard.
Machete postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Magetsu to stand up.
Magetsu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Machete looks to land a body kick but Magetsu moved away.
Machete checks a leg kick.
Machete is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Machete sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Machete moves out of range of the leg kick from Magetsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu throws a good cross that connects.
Machete takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Magetsu connects with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Machete.
Magetsu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magetsu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Machete tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Magetsu defends well and Machete ends up having to push Magetsu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Magetsu looks to land a combination but Machete avoids it well.
Machete shoots in for a takedown but Magetsu shows good takedown defense.
Machete fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machete blocks a jab.
Magetsu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Magetsu misses with a wild combination.
Machete throws a counter high kick but Magetsu was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu looks to throw a body kick
and Machete counters with a stiff right hand.
Andres Machete is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machete misses with a takedown
and Magetsu counters with a thumping low kick.
Machete sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magetsu throws a front kick that sends Machete stumbling back into the cage.
Machete falls off balance throwing a combination
and Magetsu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machete looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Magetsu flicks out a counter leg kick but Machete steps away.
Magetsu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Magetsu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Andres Machete has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Machete misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Magetsu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Magetsu 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Magetsu!
Aldo Magetsu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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