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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machida misses with a body shot.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie wants to clinch but Machida slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Machida defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Machida pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the cage. Machida follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Machida - that will leave a mark!
Machida scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Machida counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Machida.
Machida connects with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machida.
A solid body kick from Machida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Machida finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Machida slams his shin into Gracie's torso.
Gracie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Machida lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice body kick from Machida.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Machida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Machida scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Machida lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Machida and Gracie are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Machida throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Gracie into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Machida knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lyoto Machida!
Lyoto Machida really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that RMC - $1 Shirts! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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