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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tito Machida!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Machida avoids a kick to the body.
Machida is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Machida!
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Machida in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Smith misses with a head shot.
Smith controlling from mount.
Machida wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to control but Machida is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Smith lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Tito Machida has been cut.
Smith moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Machida has worked his arm free - good work by Machida!
Smith stands up.
Tito Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith sitting in guard here, content to control.
Smith postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Machida is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Smith, into his guard.
Machida stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Machida can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Machida is fighting to break Smith's control of his arms but Smith is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith wants to sweep here but Machida controlling him for the moment.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing Machida from standing up.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tito Machida's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith looks to land a combination. Machida sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Machida wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Machida is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bubba Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machida wants to clinch.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith clinches up with Machida and pushes him back against the cage.
Machida tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Machida wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Machida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machida wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Machida tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Machida prevents it.
Machida tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Machida breaks the clinch.
Machida tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.
Machida is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Smith is controlling him well.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Smith stands up and beckons Machida to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida can't keep his opponent in guard - Smith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Machida avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith trying to control from half guard but Machida is working away.
Smith seems to be working for a kimura but Machida defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
Well, if Smith is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Machida wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Machida tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Machida will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Machida defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tito 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Machida tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Machida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smith gets to his feet - Machida follows without any prompting.
Machida closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Machida won't be happy with that.
Smith working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida regains half guard there - taking advantage of Smith's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith stops Machida from getting back to his feet.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Machida is trying to stand back up but Smith is controlling him
Smith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bubba Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Smith landing strikes from the mount and Machida is in trouble!
Smith won't let Machida get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smith breaks from Machida's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Machida that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith cracks Machida with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smith content just to control the position here.
Machida wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Smith!
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