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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
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187 cm
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Machida slips a straight right by Johnson.
Machida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Machida staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Machida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Machida moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Machida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Machida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Machida moves out of range easily.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson swinging wilding here.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Machida. That one must have hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Machida. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Machida slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Machida avoids it well.
Machida moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy body kick from Johnson
and Machida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Machida counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson misses with a hook. Machida ducked under it nicely.
Machida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Machida counters with a head kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida blocks a jab.
Johnson misses with a hook. Machida ducked under it nicely.
Machida throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Machida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machida misses with a wild combination.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machida throws a nice head kick!
Machida looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Machida jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Machida counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
A head kick by Johnson misses
and Machida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Louis Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a jab when Machida was well out of range.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and Machida counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson is rocked!
Machida misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Machida ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Machida.
Machida throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson misses with a looping right.
A choreographed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Machida.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Machida finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a hook but Machida avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Machida counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Machida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Machida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Machida goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Machida lands a lovely overhand right.
Machida throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida scores with a head kick.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Machida counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Machida to acknowledge the strikes.
Machida throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Machida's shoulder, as Machida tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Machida counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lyoto Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Machida moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Machida misses with a double jab.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Machida ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Machida counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Machida moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Machida's shoulder, as Machida tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick from Machida lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
Machida throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Machida counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson misses with a combination
and Machida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Machida counters with a right hand to the body.
Machida throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Machida.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Machida counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lyoto Machida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machida closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Machida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machida lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Machida jabs at Johnson's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Machida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Johnson misses with the body kick
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Machida counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Machida to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Machida lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick by Johnson misses
and Machida counters with a right hand to the body.
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!
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Machida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Machida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Machida scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machida throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Machida lands a hook that stumbles Johnson back into the cage. Machida follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Johnson to the canvas! Machida pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Johnson has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lyoto Machida!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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