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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between marucio machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoge ST Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geoge ST Pierre looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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160 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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178 cm
20
160 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, marucio machida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geoge ST Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from machida.
Donk. machida catches ST Pierre right on the button with a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for machida. That snapped ST Pierre's head back.
ST Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
machida closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ST Pierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
ST Pierre is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
ST Pierre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but machida gets the underhooks and prevents it.
marucio machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoge ST Pierre.
ST Pierre goes for a takedown attempt but machida pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
marucio machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ST Pierre looks gassed!
machida scores with a hook to the body. ST Pierre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
machida instigates a clinch.
machida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of ST Pierres head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
machida turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
machida scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at ST Pierre to see if he's OK.
machida working the ground and pound from side control.
ST Pierre takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
machida 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.
machida landing strikes.
machida cracks ST Pierre with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
machida prevents ST Pierre from escaping the position.
ST Pierre on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
machida is chipping away with strikes.
ST Pierre takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
ST Pierre trying to remain calm as machida controls from the top position.
machida cracks ST Pierre with a big elbow.
machida scoring with punches and elbows.
machida creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
machida working the ground and pound.
machida lands a few punches from side control.
machida working the head and body with strikes.
ST Pierre is rocked!
machida trying to control the position but ST Pierre is working away.
ST Pierre is still in real trouble! Can machida finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
machida in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
machida landing strikes.
The referee asks machida politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. machida prefers to stall for the moment though.
ST Pierre seems to have recovered his senses.
ST Pierre is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, machida asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
machida trying to control the action but ST Pierre is working from the bottom.
ST Pierre is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
machida working the body and head with strikes.
machida in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
machida has knee on belly and moves into mount.
machida fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
machida has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of ST Pierre's face.
machida landing shots from mount.
machida punishing his opponent with strikes.
machida lands with some vicious ground and pound - can ST Pierre hang on?
machida lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
machida scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish ST Pierre?
machida postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked ST Pierre badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of machida around the waist but machida pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! machida is the winner by TKO! machida jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). marucio machida!
marucio machida is the new lightweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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