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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lincoln Hawk!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida drives through and clinches with Hawk against the cage.
Machida lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hawk tries to break the clinch but Machida is controlling the position.
Hawk digs a right hand underneath Machida's ribcage. Machida let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hawk looking to slow down the pace here.
Machida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hawk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Machida dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hawk is looking to break free of the clinch but Machida has double underhooks.
A short right from Machida.
Hawk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Machida walks away with a smile on his face. Hawk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Machida closes the distance and clinches.
Hawk is trying to break the clinch but Machida has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Machida.
Hawk has had enough of the clinch but Machida keeps him there for the moment.
Hawk is looking to break free of the clinch but Machida has double underhooks.
Machida is leaning against Hawk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hawk looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Machida.
Hawk can't break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Machida.
Machida taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Machida lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Machida leaning against his opponent.
Machida seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida digs a right hand underneath Hawk's ribcage. Hawk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Machida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Machida cracks Hawk with a nice body shot.
Machida scores with a shoulder strike.
Machida stalling.
Machida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Machida is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hawk tries to circle away but Machida has him pinned against the cage.
Machida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machida scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Machida.
Hawk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machida slows down the pace here.
Machida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Machida - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hawk wants to stall.
Hawk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hawk is looking to control Machida's arms but Machida gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hawk has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk can't get the takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Machida - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lyoto Machida.
Machida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hawk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machida counters with a nice uppercut.
Machida pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hawk back to the cage. Machida follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Machida fakes the leg kick and cracks Hawk in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Machida lands with a nice body kick.
Hawk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hawk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Machida finds it's way round the side to connect with Hawk's head.
Machida sizes up Hawk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Machida scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Machida throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hawk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Machida uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hawk has time to react.
Machida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Machida scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hawk in his tracks.
Lyoto Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida digs a good hook to Hawk's body.
A combination from Machida does no damage.
Machida fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Machida darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hawk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Machida throws a combination. Hawk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Machida connects with a looping right hand.
Machida feints and then cracks Hawk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawk down.
Hawk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Machida lands a two punch combo.
Hawk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Machida jabs Hawk right on the nose. Hawk blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida clinches up against the cage.
Hawk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Machida gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lyoto Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lincoln Hawk.
Hawk tries to break free but Machida pushes him back against the cage.
Machida taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Machida gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Machida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Machida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida is struggling to control the position.
Machida works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Machida content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Machida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hawk's defenses.
Hawk is trying to break free.
Hawk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Machida gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Machida lands an elbow inside that Hawk shrugs off.
Hawk letting Machida take a breather here.
Machida lands a nice shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Hawk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Machida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Machida lands a body shot in the clinch.
Machida keeps control of Hawk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Machida to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lyoto Machida.
Machida connects with a crisp jab.
Hawk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab by Machida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hawk misses with a hook
and Machida counters with a good low kick that Hawk was not able to check.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Machida.
Machida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hawk misses with an uppercut.
Machida leaves Hawk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A cross from Machida lands.
Machida lands a front kick.
Lyoto Machida is winning the standup battle so far.
Machida sizes up Hawk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Machida clinches up with Hawk and pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Machida as Hawk tries to tie him up.
A short left from Machida.
Good body shot from Machida.
Machida stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Machida for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Machida is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machida pushes Hawk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Machida presses Hawk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hawk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Machida.
Machida pushes Hawk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Machida.
Machida lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hawk letting Machida take a breather here.
Machida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawk can do to turn this around?
A short right from Machida on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Machida.
Hawk tries for a takedown but Machida manages to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Machida.
Machida pushes Hawk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machida lands a body punch.
Machida lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machida stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Machida works on Hawk's body with a couple of short punches.
Machida lands a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Machida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hook to the body lands for Machida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida stalling.
Machida cracks Hawk with a nice body shot.
Machida taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hawk is trying to break free.
Machida stalls.
Hawk is trying to force a seperation but Machida has the dominant position.
Hawk takes an elbow to the temple.
Hawk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hawk is trying to maintain a safe position but Machida gets an underhook and turns Hawk into the cage.
Hawk has had enough of the clinch but Machida keeps him there for the moment.
Machida cracks Hawk with a nice body shot.
Machida stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hawk is looking to break free of the clinch but Machida has double underhooks.
Machida lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hawk.
Machida keeps control of Hawk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machida is stalling here.
Hawk has had enough of the clinch but Machida keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Machida.
Machida works on Hawk's body with a couple of short punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Machida.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hawk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Machida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Machida unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hawk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lyoto Machida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Machida has Hawk pushed against the cage.
Machida lands a body shot in the clinch.
Machida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hawk's defenses.
Hawk has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Machida.
Hawk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hawk takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Machida scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls for Machida to work.
Hawk tries to pull guard but Machida won't allow it.
Lyoto Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lincoln Hawk.
Machida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Machida.
A frustrated look appears on Hawk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hawk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is trying to force a seperation but Machida has the dominant position.
Hawk tries to circle away but Machida has him pinned against the cage.
Machida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hawk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hawk letting Machida take a breather here.
Hawk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hawk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Machida just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice body punch from Machida.
Machida works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Machida lands a body shot in the clinch.
Come on Hawk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Machida slows down the pace here.
Machida lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida has Hawk pressed against the cage, preventing Hawk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hawk being controlled against the cage.
Hawk wants to get back to striking at distance but Machida won't allow it.
Machida effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Machida slips under a jab from Hawk.
Hawk swings widly with a right hand
and Machida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hawk thinking.
Hawk throws a lazy uppercut
and Machida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Machida lands a nice looking body kick.
Machida lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A combination from Machida does no damage.
Machida delivers a nice body kick.
Machida lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Machida digs a good body shot into Hawk's ribs.
Machida throws a nice head kick!
Machida throws out a powerful jab.
Hawk misses with an uppercut
and Machida counters with a nice body kick.
Machida lands a body shot.
Machida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Machida bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hawk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Machida!
Hawk looks to land a right hand but Machida moved out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Machida.
Lincoln Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hawk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Machida looks to land a combination. Hawk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hawk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hawk ducks right into an uppercut from Machida.
Machida forces Hawk back against the cage and clinches.
Good body shot from Machida.
Stalling in the clinch from Machida.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lyoto Machida.
Hawk throws the left hand but Machida avoids the punch easily.
Machida blocks a jab.
Hawk is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hawk throws a hook but Machida avoids it easily.
Hawk dodges the punch combination from Machida.
Hawk just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk misses with an uppercut
and Machida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hawk thinking.
Machida has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hawk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Machida smiles and moves away.
Hawk misses with a right hand
and Machida counters with a three punch combo that has Hawk backing up. Hawk nods at Machida to acknowledge the strikes.
Hawk misses with a left hand
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawk misses with a combination
and Machida counters with a two punch combo.
Nice jab there from Machida.
Machida getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hawk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Machida pinned against the cage. Machida gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Machida connects with a right hand. Hawk shakes it off.
Machida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hawk walks into a left hand.
Machida moves into range and clinches up with Hawk.
Hawk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Machida - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Machida avoiding damage.
Hawk tries to pull guard but Machida won't allow it.
Lyoto Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lincoln Hawk.
Hawk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Machida has Hawk pressed against the cage, preventing Hawk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Machida.
Machida is trying to maintain a safe position but Hawk gets an underhook and turns Machida into the cage.
Hawk jumps guard but Machida stands there with Hawk around his waist. Hawk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Machida.
Hawk is trying to break free.
Machida is trying to maintain a safe position but Hawk gets an underhook and turns Machida into the cage.
Hawk tries for a takedown but Machida manages to get underhooks.
Machida is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lyoto Machida.
Hawk misses with a takedown
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Lyoto Machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Machida pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hawk back to the cage. Machida follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Machida lands a head kick!
Hawk shoots in but Machida avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands with a kick to the temple. Hawk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hawk takes one to the chin there.
Machida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Machida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Machida lands a slapping body shot.
Hawk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Machida. That one must have hurt.
Hawk misses with an uppercut
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Machida moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Machida moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hawk throws an off balance right hand
and Machida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Machida goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Machida scores with a punch to the head.
Hawk throws a sloppy body shot
and Machida counters with a body kick.
Lincoln Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Machida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Machida 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:24
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Machida!
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