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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hardin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyoto Machida could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Hardin's chin.
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220 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Hardin!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardin counters by moving into the clinch.
Hardin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardin shoots for a double leg takedown but Machida sprawls well. He's pushed Hardin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Machida misses with a double jab.
Lyoto Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Machida throws a series of punches but Hardin moves out of range.
Hardin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Machida misses with a double jab
and Hardin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Machida tries to break the clinch but Hardin is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Machida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Machida manages to break the clinch.
Machida slaps away a takedown attempt from Hardin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lyoto Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Hardin.
Machida misses with a double jab.
Hardin shoots in looking for a takedown. Machida tries to sprawl out of it but Hardin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Machida manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hardin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hardin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Machida as he avoids it easily.
Hardin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Machida as he jumps to the side.
Machida fails to land with a series of punches.
Machida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Machida misses with a double jab.
Machida throws a nice looking combination but Hardin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machida throws a nice looking combination but Hardin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hardin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardin slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
Machida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardin dives in and grabs Machida's left leg, looking for a takedown. Machida pushes down on Hardin's head and hops out.
Hardin looks gassed!
Hardin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Machida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardin has closed the distance and engaged Machida in a clinch.
Hardin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hardin is trying to drag Machida to the mat but Machida just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hardin 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. Hardin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Some wild striking there from Machida.
Machida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardin circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Machida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machida leaves Hardin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Machida misses with a few strikes there.
Machida throws a right hand that Hardin ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardin also avoids with ease.
Machida tries to clinch but Hardin moves out of range.
Machida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machida misses with a double jab.
Machida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hardin counters by clinching up.
Hardin is working for takedown but Machida is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hardin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Machida's efforts to push away.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hardin obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Machida looks to land a combination but Hardin avoids it well.
Machida throws a nice looking combination but Hardin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardin throws a shot from downtown. Machida moves away and avoids it.
Machida misses with a double jab.
Hardin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Machida as he jumps to the side.
No joy there for Machida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machida misses with a double jab.
Hardin shoots in and drives through. Machida sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Machida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machida slaps away a takedown attempt from Hardin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hardin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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.
Machida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Machida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Machida rushes Hardin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Machida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardin has him pressed against the cage.
Machida can't break the clinch.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Hardin is controlling him.
Machida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Machida tries to circle away but Hardin has him pinned against the cage.
Hardin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machida misses with a two punch combination.
Hardin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Machida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Machida.
Hardin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Machida!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Machida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lyoto Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardin moves into the clinch.
Hardin wants a takedown.
Machida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Machida tries to break the clinch but Hardin is controlling the position.
Hardin manages to break the clinch.
Hardin clinches with his opponent.
Hardin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Machida as he jumps to the side.
Lyoto Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Hardin.
A combination from Machida does no damage.
Machida gets a clinch.
Hardin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Machida is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hardin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida is trying to break free.
Machida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lyoto Machida is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hardin slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
Hardin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Machida sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Machida looks to land a combination but Hardin avoids it well.
Lyoto Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardin closes the distance and clinches up with Machida, looking for a takedown. Hardin pushes Machida against the cage but Machida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Machida throws a right hand that Hardin ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardin also avoids with ease.
Machida tries to clinch there but Hardin circles away.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Machida. Those never looked like landing.
Machida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Machida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to break the clinch but Hardin is controlling the position.
Machida gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hardin.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Hardin has him pressed against the cage.
Hardin decides to pull guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hardin has a closed guard, preventing Machida from standing up.
Machida got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hardin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Machida has managed to get both his arms back between Hardin's legs - danger averted.
Machida tries to stand but Hardin is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Machida wanted to stand there but Hardin had control of the position.
Hardin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Machida defends it easily.
Hardin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Machida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Machida misses.
Hardin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Machida throws a right and a left that Hardin avoids nicely.
Machida stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Machida wants it to stay on the feet.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Machida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardin dodges the punch combination from Machida.
Machida throws a right hand that Hardin ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardin also avoids with ease.
Machida throws a series of punches but Hardin avoids them all with ease.
Hardin wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machida gets tackled into the cage by Hardin. Hardin maintains the clinch.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Hardin is controlling him.
Machida tries to break free but Hardin pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida has had enough of the clinch but Hardin keeps him there for the moment.
Machida breaks from the clinch.
Hardin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida forces Hardin back against the cage and clinches.
Hardin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horrible takedown by Hardin or perhaps it was just good defense by Machida which made him look bad.
Lyoto Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Hardin.
Hardin closes the distance and clinches up with Machida, looking for a takedown. Hardin pushes Machida against the cage but Machida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Machida scores with a three punch combo!
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida works over Hardin's head and body with a nice combination.
Machida lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardin has managed to clinch.
Machida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to break the clinch but Hardin is controlling the position.
Hardin keeps control of Machida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machida wants to break free but Hardin has control.
Hardin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Machida. No joy for Hardin on that attempt.
Machida fails to land with a series of punches.
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 fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machida throws a series of strikes that have Hardin backpedaling.
Hardin shoots in looking for a takedown but Machida manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hardin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Machida misses with a series of wild punches.
Machida misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin fails with a takedown attempt.
Machida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardin throws a body kick that misses.
Machida throws a combination that misses
and Hardin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hardin.
Hardin keeps control of Machida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hardin jumps guard but Machida stands there with Hardin around his waist. Hardin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Machida is trying to force a seperation but Hardin has the dominant position.
Hardin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hardin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hardin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Machida decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hardin, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Machida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Machida. Those never looked like landing.
Hardin takes a swing at Machida's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Hardin misses.
Hardin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Machida but Machida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Machida closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Machida throws a series of punches but Hardin avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
Nice sprawl there from Machida as Hardin shoots in.
Machida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
John Hardin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lyoto Machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Machida misses with a jab, cross combination.
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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Machida!
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energy
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hype
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