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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo de Sousa Maurinho de Pietro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes into the arena with Highlights blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good 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
0 - 0 - 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo de Sousa Maurinho de Pietro!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
Machida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Maurinho de Pietro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Maurinho de Pietro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maurinho de Pietro moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Machida, as that shot connected.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maurinho de Pietro throws a sloppy head kick and Machida moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machida.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
Maurinho de Pietro wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Maurinho de Pietro.
Maurinho de Pietro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maurinho de Pietro wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Maurinho de Pietro steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Machida. That one must have hurt.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maurinho de Pietro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maurinho de Pietro throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Machida's head.
Maurinho de Pietro throws a head kick that misses.
Maurinho de Pietro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maurinho de Pietro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maurinho de Pietro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maurinho de Pietro.
Maurinho de Pietro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maurinho de Pietro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machida.
Maurinho de Pietro fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
A head kick by Maurinho de Pietro misses
and Machida counters with a nice leg kick.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.
Machida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maurinho de Pietro avoids the head kick by Machida.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Machida counters with a leg kick.
Maurinho de Pietro throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Machida counters with a good low kick that Maurinho de Pietro was not able to check.
Maurinho de Pietro looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Maurinho de Pietro misses with a kick to the body.
Ricardo de Sousa Maurinho de Pietro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maurinho de Pietro doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
Machida misses with a two punch combination.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.
Maurinho de Pietro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Machida.
A right-left combo lands from Machida.
A nice inside leg kick there by Machida. That's going to slow Maurinho de Pietro down.
Maurinho de Pietro walks forward, straight into a front kick from Machida.
A good leg kick by Machida.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida lands a head kick that stumbles Maurinho de Pietro and the fighters go to the mat.
Maurinho de Pietro is rocked!
It looks like Ricardo de Sousa Maurinho de Pietro has been cut.
Machida gets to his feet - Maurinho de Pietro follows without any prompting.
Maurinho de Pietro is still on wobbly legs! Can Machida finish him?
Machida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maurinho de Pietro seems to have recovered his senses.
Machida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machida throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Machida circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Maurinho de Pietro drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Machida follows Maurinho de Pietro to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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
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