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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Machida (ranked 25296 p4p, 5704 weight class) and Tony Tone (ranked 511 p4p, 499 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Tone!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tone throws out the jab.
Tone takes a swing at Machida's ribcage but misses.
Tone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Machida sprawls well initially but Tone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Machida blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tone.
Machida has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tone is working away from the top position though.
Tone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tone drops an elbow to the side of Machida's head.
Tone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tone scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tone is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Machida taking some punishment here, with Tone in his half guard.
Machida is pressing down on Tone's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tone tries to free his leg and advance position but Machida is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tone slips nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from Tone there.
Tone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tone working the head and body with strikes.
Tone working Machida over with strikes.
Tone wants to control but Machida is keeping him busy.
Tone slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tone lands a nice short elbow.
Tone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machida keeps working.
Machida avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tone.
Machida moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tone throwing strikes from guard but Machida blocks nicely.
Tone postures up and lands a big shot to Machida's brow.
Tone throwing strikes but missing.
Machida trying to keep a closed guard but Tone is proving a slippery customer.
Tone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tone landing some decent shots from guard.
Tone wants to control from the top but Machida keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tone lands a couple of digs.
Tone controlling from the top position.
Machida looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tone with a nice head shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tone wants to control from the top but Machida keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Machida keeping moving, preventing Tone from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Machida sprawls well initially but Tone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tone wants to take a breather but Machida is having none of it.
Tone working Machida over with strikes.
Tone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Machida is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Machida trying to control here.
Tone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Machida with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida is defending against the submission attempts here by Tone.
Tone looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tone works his way into side control.
Machida is letting Tone control him for a moment.
Machida wants to control but Tone postures up.
Tone working the ground and pound from side control.
Tone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tone scoring with punches from side control.
Tone lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tone working the head with strikes.
Machida tries to improve position but can't.
Machida throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Tone controls the position.
Tone lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Machida's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tone lands a few punches from side control.
Tone is chipping away with strikes.
Tone lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tone scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida is trying to escape the position but Tone is controlling the position.
Machida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Machida seems a little lost for a moment, as Tone dominates the positioning.
Tone working the ground and pound from side control.
Tone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machida keeps working.
Tone lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Machida down.
Tone lands a decent elbow from side control.
Machida taking a bit of punishment here - Tone scoring with strikes.
Tone working the head and body with strikes.
Tone creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida struggling a bit here.
We've been informed that Tone has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tone is chipping away with strikes.
Tone working the ground and pound.
Machida is trying to control Tone's posture but Tone avoids it.
Machida is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tone lands a nice forearm strike.
Tone lands an elbow.
Tone working the head and body with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Tone looks to land a combination. Machida sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Machida shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tone makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machida appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Machida looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tone!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tone is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Machida is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tone stops Machida from passing to mount.
Tony Tone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tone is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Machida is looking to take a break and control but Tone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Machida thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Machida decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tone throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tone is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Machida's half guard.
Tone is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tone connects with a nice short shot to Machida's temple.
Tone scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Machida wants to get back to his feet.
Machida is not content to let Tone control the position.
Tone prevents Machida from improving his position.
Tone working the head and body with strikes.
Johnny Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tone trying to control the pace.
Tone is continuing to stall.
Tone wants to take a breather but Machida is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tone scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tone trying to control from half guard but Machida is working away.
Tony Tone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tone connects with a nice short shot to Machida's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Tone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Tone!
Johnny Machida spoke after the fight, saying 'I may have lost tonight, but give me a rematch and I’ll come back and knock this bum out the next time'.
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RATING
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