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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rourke's entrance music is Rolling Stones - Paint it black. A fine choice. Lyoto Machida has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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196 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
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199 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikko Rourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rourke misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Rourke.
Rourke lands with an uppercut that bounces Machida off the cage and back into rage.
Rourke throws a hook but Machida blocks it.
Rourke throws a right hand that misses
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mikko Rourke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rourke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rourke cracks Machida with a good jab.
Machida lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rourke misses with a shot to the body
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rourke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machida circles away quickly and effectively.
Rourke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Machida is fending him off so far but Rourke persists. Nope, Machida circles away and we're back to standing.
Machida thows a leg kick but Rourke checks it
and Rourke counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Machida!
Rourke throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rourke thowing shots but they're missing.
Machida manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida is looking for a sweep. Rourke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rourke thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Machida to regain full guard.
Rourke thows a big elbow that misses.
Rourke slips nicely into half guard.
Machida is refusing to be controlled, as Rourke sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rourke seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rourke looks to land a strike but Machida avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rourke wants to control from the top but Machida keeps moving.
Rourke wants to stand but Machida is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mikko Rourke.
Rourke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rourke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A head kick misses from Rourke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machida takes one to the side of the head.
Rourke throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
Rourke looks to throw the jab but Machida is out of range.
Machida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rourke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machida.
Rourke misses with a two punch combination.
Rourke blocks a jab.
Rourke thuds his right hand into Machida's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A solid body kick from Rourke.
Rourke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Machida is fending him off so far but Rourke persists. Nope, Machida circles away and we're back to standing.
Machida misses with an uppercut. Rourke saw that one coming.
Rourke misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a jab when Rourke was well out of range.
Rourke throws a jab but it's blocked by Machida.
Rourke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rourke has his takedown stuffed
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikko Rourke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rourke swings widly with a right hand
and Machida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Machida misses with a few strikes there.
Rourke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Machida is rocked!
Machida backs away from a small jab...but Rourke lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Machida crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Rourke with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Mikko Rourke!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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