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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caco Antibes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
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205 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caco Antibes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida checks a low kick from Antibes.
Antibes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Machida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Antibes's knee momentarily.
Machida lands a jab to Antibes's midsection.
Antibes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antibes clinches.
Machida breaks from the clinch.
Antibes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Machida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Machida blocks a jab.
Antibes throws a combination that misses
and Machida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Antibes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antibes stuns Machida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Antibes loads up on a big right hand but Machida slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Antibes.
Antibes misses with a lunging right hand
and Machida makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Antibes really felt that one!
Machida thows a body shot but no joy.
Machida tries a head kick but it misses.
Antibes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Machida with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Antibes to score with a decent uppercut.
Antibes throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antibes loads up on a big right hand but Machida slips the punch.
Machida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antibes takes a swing at Machida's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antibes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Machida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antibes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Antibes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Antibes pushes Machida up against the cage in a clinch.
Antibes is trying to push Machida away but Machida has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Antibes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Machida prevents Antibes from breaking the clinch.
Antibes tries to pull guard but Machida won't allow it.
Machida manages to break the clinch.
Machida takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Antibes throws a right hand that Machida ducks under and follows up with a left that Machida also avoids with ease.
Antibes wants to clinch but Machida slips to the side
and Machida counters with a head kick. That will keep Antibes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antibes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Antibes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antibes lands a jab to the head.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antibes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antibes scores with a punch to the head.
Caco Antibes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Antibes's head.
It looks like Caco Antibes has been cut.
Antibes misses with a straight right.
Antibes throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida slips a jab from Antibes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Machida gets tackled into the cage by Antibes. Antibes maintains the clinch.
Machida manages to break the clinch.
Antibes lands a slapping body shot.
Antibes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Antibes lands the left hand.
Antibes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Antibes is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.
Antibes lands with a right that hurts Machida. Machida looks to clinch but Antibes throws a short knee that drops Machida. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Caco Antibes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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