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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christoper Midura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes into the arena with For Whom The Bell Tolls blaring out of the sound system. Lyoto Machida is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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205 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christoper Midura!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Midura throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Machida avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Midura throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Midura throws a body kick that misses.
Machida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Midura punishes Machida's body with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Midura.
A looping hook to the body misses from Midura. Machida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Midura fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Machida is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Midura.
A left and a right from Midura both land. Nice combination.
Midura swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Midura.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Midura, right into the meat.
Midura just misses with a punch to the body.
Midura cracks Machida with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Midura coming out on top.
Christoper Midura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Midura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machida circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midura looks to land a left hand but Machida moved out of range nicely.
Midura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Midura looks to throw the jab but Machida is out of range.
Midura scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Midura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Midura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Midura throws a lazy body kick
and Machida counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Midura misses with a series of wild punches.
Machida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Midura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machida moves away from the strike by Midura.
Midura ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Midura scores with a jab.
Midura tries a low kick but Machida avoids it.
Machida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midura lands with a good body shot.
Midura tried to score with a low kick but Machida checks it.
Midura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Midura throws a leg kick that is checked
and Machida counters with a series of strikes. Midura will be more careful next time no doubt.
Midura lands a jab.
Midura throws a right and a left that Machida avoids nicely.
Machida motions for Midura to come forward. Machida throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Midura misses with a two punch combination.
Midura throws a leg kick
and Machida counters with a low kick, right behind Midura 's knee.
Good exchange - Midura coming out on top.
Midura is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Machida had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A leg kick checked by Midura.
Midura throws a series of strikes that have Machida backpedaling.
Midura scores with a body shot.
Machida tries to move into range but Midura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Midura throws a leg kick which misses Machida's front leg but catches the back leg as Machida tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida takes one to the chin there.
Midura throws a leg kick that is checked
and Machida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Midura is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A left lands for Midura.
Midura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Midura throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Midura moves out of range easily.
Midura with a jab.
Midura scores with a jab to the jaw.
Midura changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Midura lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Midura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Midura misses with a straight right.
Midura misses with the body kick
and Machida counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Machida takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Machida moves away from the strike by Midura.
Midura throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Machida on the side of the head.
Midura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Midura misses.
Machida avoids a kick to the body.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Machida moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Midura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Midura looks to throw the jab but Machida is out of range.
Machida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Midura slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Midura scores with a leg kick.
Machida takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Machida looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Machida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Midura misses with a low kick as Machida jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christoper Midura dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Machida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Midura. Midura obviously looking to wear him down.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Midura.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Midura moves out of range easily.
Midura misses with a looping right.
Midura lands a right hook to the body.
Midura misses with a body punch
and Machida counters with a head kick.
Midura fails to land with a series of punches.
Midura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Midura loads up on a big right hand but Machida slips the punch.
A shot to de liver by Midura. Beautiful body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machida.
Midura just misses with a punch to the body.
Midura dips to his left and cracks Machida with an uppercut!
Christoper Midura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Midura.
Midura takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida throws a series of punches but Midura moves out of range.
Lyoto Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midura throws a leg kick that is checked
and Machida counters with an outside leg kick.
Midura connects with a body shot.
Midura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Machida throws a jab when Midura was well out of range.
Machida misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Machida.
Midura turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Midura throws a body kick that misses.
Midura misses with a body shot.
Machida tries a head kick but it misses.
Midura throws a leg kick
and Machida counters with a good low kick that Midura was not able to check.
A jab from Midura misses.
Midura tries to bum rush Machida with a series of wild strikes but Machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Midura is just out of range.
Machida lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida swings for the body but Midura moves out of range.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Midura moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Midura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Midura throws a combination that misses
and Machida counters with a thumping low kick.
Midura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Machida.
Nice uppercut there from Machida.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Midura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Midura has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Machida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Midura does it's job there.
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Midura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Machida. That did some damage!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Machida.
Midura avoids the head kick by Machida.
Midura scores with a jab. Machida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Machida avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midura lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Machida walks into a stiff left hand from Midura.
Machida swings for the body but Midura moves out of range.
Machida throws a head kick but Midura moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Midura.
Midura swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Machida counters with a nice body shot.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Midura.
Machida is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machida blocks a head kick by Midura.
Machida lands with a straight right. Midura didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Machida.
A big left from Midura misses.
Jab, jab by Midura - just one landing.
Midura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Machida throws the kick towards the body but Midura avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Machida.
Machida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Midura.
Machida staying out of range there.
Midura throws a predictable looking body shot
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Midura is predictable there
and Machida counters with an outside leg kick.
Midura looks to land a combination. Machida sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Machida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Midura throws a leg kick but Machida moved away.
Machida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Machida moves away from the strike by Midura.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body kick from Machida.
Midura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Midura misses with a looping left.
Midura tests Machida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Midura misses with a leg kick
and Machida counters with a thumping low kick.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Midura misses.
Machida walks into a stiff left hand from Midura.
Midura throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Midura moves out of range easily.
Midura gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Machida counters with a left and a right that stings Midura.
Midura misses with a body shot
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Midura thumps Machida with a low kick.
Midura throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Machida counters with an outside leg kick.
Machida pivots, looking for a leg kick but Midura is out of range and Machida settles back down.
Midura throws a shot from downtown. Machida moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Midura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A swing and a miss from Midura.
Midura throws a head kick that half lands.
Midura misses with a straight left.
Midura misses with a leg kick
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Machida missing with a left hand there. Midura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Midura lands the left hand.
Midura looks to land a right hand but Machida moved out of range.
Machida takes one to the chin there.
Midura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
Nice jab there from Midura.
Machida with a hook.
Midura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Midura throws a leg kick
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Midura throws a sloppy head kick
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Midura is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Machida misses with a head kick.
Machida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Midura throws a nice looking combination but Machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Midura walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Machida checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Midura thows a leg kick but Machida checks it
and Machida counters with a thumping low kick.
Midura throws a looping overhand right but Machida ducks down to avoid it.
Midura missing with a left hand there. Machida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Machida misses with a straight left.
Midura thows a leg kick but Machida checks it
and Machida counters with a left and a right that stings Midura.
Midura is still on wobbly legs! Can Machida finish him?
Midura misses with a hook.
Midura seems to have recovered his senses.
Midura throws a nice looking combination but Machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machida misses the jab.
Midura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Machida catches Midura right on the button with a cross.
Machida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Midura.
Machida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body kick there by Midura.
Midura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Machida counters with a head kick that wobbles Midura - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Machida sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyoto Machida!
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