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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aquila Serafino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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177 cm
25
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aquila Serafino!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida moves out of range as Serafino strikes.
Serafino misses with a two punch combination.
Machida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Serafino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machida moves to clinch but Serafino breaks away
and Serafino counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Machida thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Serafino if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Serafino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Machida closes the distance looking to clinch
and Serafino counters with a stiff right hand.
Serafino just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Machida misses with a body kick.
Machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Serafino.
Machida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machida tries to clinch but Serafino moves away
and Serafino counters with a nice body shot.
Serafino misses with a body shot.
Machida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Serafino paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Machida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Serafino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Machida wants to clinch
and Serafino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Machida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Serafino.
Machida does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to clinch but Serafino moves away
and Serafino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Machida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Serafino's sensitive parts.
Serafino misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.
Machida tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Serafino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Serafino, as that shot connected.
Machida tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Serafino counters with a nice uppercut.
Machida throws an overhand right that lands on Serafino's shoulder, as Serafino tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serafino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Serafino.
Machida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Serafino. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serafino scores with a jab to the body.
Serafino avoids a kick to the body.
Serafino throws a hook but Machida avoids it easily.
Machida wants to clinch
and Machida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Serafino takes a swing at Machida's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Machida misses with a body shot.
Machida closes the distance looking to clinch
and Serafino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Machida walks into a jab.
Machida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida darts in trying to clinch
and Serafino counters with a nice uppercut.
Machida moves to clinch but Serafino breaks away
and Serafino counters with a nice uppercut.
Serafino swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Machida defending well as Serafino loads up on a big left hand.
Serafino looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
Serafino circles away from the clinch attempt
and Serafino counters with a nice body shot.
Lyoto Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Machida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aquila Serafino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Serafino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Serafino missing with a left hand there. Machida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Machida is looking to slow Serafino down with leg kicks.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Serafino.
Serafino misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Serafino.
Machida feints and then cracks Serafino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Serafino down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serafino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Serafino misses.
Machida tries to clinch but Serafino moves away
and Serafino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Machida moves to clinch but Serafino breaks away
letting Serafino counter with a right hand.
Machida throws a leg kick but Serafino moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Machida tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Serafino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machida tries to clinch up
and Serafino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machida scores with a leg kick.
Serafino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Serafino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to clinch up
and Machida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machida thuds his shin into the meat of Serafino's side.
Serafino has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Machida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida avoids the body shot from Serafino.
Serafino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Machida scores with a leg kick.
Machida darts in trying to clinch
and Serafino counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Machida!
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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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