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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mauricio Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lavar Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Mauricio Machida has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mauricio Machida seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauricio Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lavar Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Mauricio Machida has been cut.
Machida wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Machida wants to clinch.
Johnson throws a push kick but Machida slaps the foot to one side.
Machida lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machida circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machida circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Machida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Machida tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida scores with a kick to the midsection.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Machida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson stalks Machida and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Machida's face. Machida staggers backwards, shaken.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lavar Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Machida sees coming a mile off.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Machida tries to clinch up.
Machida thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machida wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Crunch! Machida slams his shin into Johnson's torso.
Machida thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson throws a push kick but Machida slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Machida sees coming a mile off.
Machida throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Machida wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machida takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Machida connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Machida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machida tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida tries to clinch up.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Machida - that will leave a mark!
Machida avoids a kick to the body.
Machida is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Machida saw that one coming.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida blocks the body kick.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machida blocks the body kick.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Machida avoids it.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Machida saw that one coming.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machida lands a high kick!
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Machida sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lavar Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Machida's cut.
That's time! Machida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson throws a lazy body kick
and Machida counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Machida saw that one coming.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Lavar Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machida avoids a kick to the body.
Machida is looking to clinch.
Machida gets a clinch.
Johnson is trying to push Machida away but Machida has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson just leaning against Machida, taking a breather.
Johnson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Machida.
A frustrated look appears on Machida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Machida tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Machida wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
Machida is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Machida keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Machida lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Machida wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machida moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida avoids a kick to the body.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson feints a jab promting Machida to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Machida slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Machida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machida scores with a push kick.
Johnson scores with a one two! Machida had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Machida moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Machida avoids nicely.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
Johnson looks to throw a body kick
and Machida counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Machida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machida avoids a kick to the body.
Machida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machida tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Machida moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machida dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Machida is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Machida moves out of range of the body kick.
Machida blocks the body kick.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Machida is looking to clinch.
Machida blocks the body kick.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
Machida avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lavar Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Machida's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Machida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson tries to bum rush Machida with a series of wild strikes but Machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Machida moves into the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machida tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machida wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Lavar Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machida wants to clinch.
Machida tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Machida wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Machida wants to clinch.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Machida sees coming a mile off.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
Machida wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Machida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida wants to clinch.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Machida moved away.
Machida wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Machida scoring well with a low kick there.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machida throws a nice head kick!
Machida tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Machida tries to clinch up.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Machida wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson throws a push kick but Machida slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Machida backs up against the ropes.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a spinning back kick!
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson tries to bum rush Machida with a series of wild strikes but Machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Machida avoids it.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A lazy body kick from Johnson
and Machida makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Johnson really felt that one!
Johnson throws a right hand that Machida ducks under and follows up with a left that Machida also avoids with ease.
Johnson tries to bum rush Machida with a series of wild strikes but Machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Machida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Machida is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Machida moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mauricio Machida did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Machida's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Machida sees coming a mile off.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Machida eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Machida tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Machida scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machida tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Machida wants to clinch.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Machida fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson feints a jab promting Machida to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Machida slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Machida tries to clinch up.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Machida tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Machida tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Machida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Machida moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Machida wants to clinch.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a push kick but Machida slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Machida moved away.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Machida is looking to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Machida!
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machida is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Machida moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Machida avoids it.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Machida blocks the body kick.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Machida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson throws a push kick but Machida slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Machida moved away.
Machida moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Machida sees coming a mile off.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Machida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson throws a combination. Machida tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Machida tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Mauricio Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lavar Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 37:39
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 37:39
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 37:39
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lavar Johnson!
An out of breath Lavar Johnson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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