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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Guevara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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173 lbs
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183 cm
25
180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lyoto Machida! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Guevara! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Guevara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida wants to clinch. Guevara dodges the punch combination from Machida.
Machida shoots in for a takedown but Guevara shows good takedown defense. Decent striking displayed by Guevara there. Guevara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machida takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Machida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guevara as he jumps to the side. Machida has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Machida shoots in for a takedown but Guevara shows good takedown defense. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him. Machida is breathing heavily. Guevara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machida dives in and grabs Guevara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Guevara pushes down on Machida's head and hops out. Guevara misses with a double jab.
Machida has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Guevara works over Machida's head and body with a nice combination. Guevara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machida circles away quickly and effectively. Lyoto Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guevara throws a nice looking combination but Machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Machida takes one on the button. Machida shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guevara pinned against the cage. Guevara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Guevara throws a right and a left that both miss. Ernesto Guevara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Guevara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Machida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guevara avoids it really well and circles away. Guevara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good exchange - Guevara coming out on top. No joy there for Guevara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guevara fails to land with a series of punches.
Guevara connects with a jab. Guevara goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Guevara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Guevara misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Guevara misses. No joy there for Guevara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guevara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guevara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Guevara stuffs the takedown. Guevara swinging wildly here.
Guevara works over Machida's head and body with a nice combination. Guevara is working the combinations to good effect here. A punch combination from Guevara misses. Machida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Guevara. Guevara throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease. Machida has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Guevara throws a series of strikes that have Machida backpedaling.
No joy there for Guevara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machida avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guevara clobbers Machida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Guevara!
Machida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Guevara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Guevara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guevara swinging wildly here.
Guevara misses with the combination.
Machida is looking to clinch. Guevara with a jab. Machida takes a shot right to the bread basket. Guevara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Machida's head. Guevara tries to bum rush Machida with a series of wild strikes but Machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Some wild striking there from Guevara.
Guevara might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Guevara swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida. Guevara throws a nice looking combination but Machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Machida takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Guevara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guevara.
Guevara throws a right and a left that both miss. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Machida. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Machida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot by Guevara. Machida looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Guevara scores with a nice strike. Guevara thuds his right hand into Machida's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Guevara throws a one two combo.
Guevara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guevara wants it to stay on the feet. Guevara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Guevara dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A right-left combo lands from Guevara.
Machida is rocked! Guevara lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Machida can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Guevara and Machida drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Guevara.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto Guevara!
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energy
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