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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Spencer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
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
10 - 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Spencer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machida avoids the body shot from Spencer.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range.
Machida scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Machida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spencer looks to land a left hand but Machida moved out of range nicely.
Machida misses with a hook.
Spencer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
Machida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spencer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machida thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Spencer does no damage.
Machida tries to land a front kick but Spencer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Machida takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spencer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spencer misses with an uppercut
and Machida counters with a good, hard body kick but Spencer shrugs it off.
Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machida.
Machida throws a body kick that misses.
A combination from Machida does no damage.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machida lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Spencer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machida counters with a nice body kick.
Spencer with a jab.
Machida drops his hands momentarily and Spencer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good leg kick by Machida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spencer misses with an uppercut.
Spencer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Machida throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer scores with a one two! Machida had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Machida throws a big shot that misses.
Machida scores with the left hand. Spencer knows he should have avoided that one.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range.
Machida lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Machida scores with a nice head shot.
Machida lands a right hook to the body.
Spencer misses with a double jab.
Machida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machida thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Spencer if he has to take too many more of those.
Machida slips a jab from Spencer.
Spencer needs to keep his hands up - Machida had a free shot at his head there.
Spencer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spencer looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer looks to land a left hand but Machida moved out of range nicely.
Spencer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Machida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spencer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spencer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machida scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spencer in his tracks.
Machida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spencer tries to bum rush Machida with a series of wild strikes but Machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Machida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Machida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spencer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Machida - just one landing.
Spencer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Machida is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Spencer throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
Machida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spencer. That did some damage!
Machida misses with a left hand
and Spencer counters with a one-two to the body.
Machida is rocked!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Machida lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spencer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spencer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oh Machida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Machida slips a straight right by Spencer.
A jab from Spencer misses.
Machida seems to have got his legs back now.
Machida throws a lazy uppercut
and Spencer counters with a crisp right that sends Machida to the canvas! Spencer follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Spencer!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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