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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislaw Dziuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes into the arena with For Whom The Bell Tolls blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
43
205 lbs
33 - 31 - 1 |
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210 cm
35
290 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
33 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stanislaw Dziuk! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A low kick from Dziuk misses and Machida counters with a nice body kick. Machida throws a solid leg kick but Dziuk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Machida. Machida avoids a kick to the body.
Machida swinging wildly here.
Machida throws a head kick but Dziuk moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. 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 Dziuk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dziuk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Machida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Machida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dziuk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machida checks a leg kick. Dziuk misses with a body kick. Dziuk throws a solid leg kick but Machida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dziuk. Machida swinging wildly here.
Dziuk blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good work by Machida as he checks the leg kick. Machida blocks the body kick.
Dziuk fakes the leg kick and cracks Machida in the body. Machida connects with a high kick.
It looks like Stanislaw Dziuk has been cut. An inside leg kick lands from Machida. Machida moves out of range as Dziuk throws a body kick.
A low kick from Dziuk misses and Machida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Dziuk throws a wild body kick that Machida sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Machida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machida looks to land a combination but Dziuk avoids it well. A telegraphed right hand from Machida misses the target. Machida throws a head kick but Dziuk moves out of range.
Dziuk throws a leg kick and Machida counters with an inside leg kick. Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dziuk motions for Machida to come forward. Dziuk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Machida lands a high kick!
Machida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Machida blocks a low kick nicely. Dziuk throws a leg kick that is checked and Machida counters with a slapping leg kick. Machida misses with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. A leg kick checked by Dziuk. Dziuk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Machida is able to avoid easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that round. The cut man is working on Stanislaw Dziuk's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dziuk checks the leg kick. Dziuk throws a body kick that misses. Machida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dziuk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Machida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dziuk can do to turn this around? A low kick from Dziuk misses and Machida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dziuk misses with a low kick. Dziuk misses with a low kick. Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Dziuk moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Machida scores with the left hand. Dziuk knows he should have avoided that one. Dziuk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Machida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Machida throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Dziuk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Dziuk throws a leg kick but Machida sees it coming and moves out of range. Machida throws a head kick that misses and Dziuk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dziuk misses with a body kick. Dziuk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Machida throws a head kick but Dziuk moves out of range.
Dziuk misses with a body kick. Dziuk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Machida. Dziuk avoids the head kick by Machida.
Lyoto Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Machida wants to land a leg kick but Dziuk is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dziuk looks to throw a body kick and Machida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dziuk's knee momentarily. Dziuk avoids a kick to the body.
That kick from Machida tenderised Dziuk's leg. Dziuk is trying to keep his angry face on. Dziuk throws a half hearted mid kick. Dziuk misses with a kick to the body.
Dziuk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Dziuk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Dziuk avoids the head kick by Machida.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Machida - that will leave a mark!
Machida tries a head kick but it misses.
Lyoto Machida is winning the standup battle so far. Dziuk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Dziuk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Machida misses with a straight left. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Dziuk misses with a body kick. Dziuk dodges the punch combination from Machida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Stanislaw Dziuk's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dziuk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Machida takes a step back to recover. Dziuk looks to land a body kick but Machida moved away. Dziuk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Machida is looking to chop away at Dziuk's legs. Dziuk avoids the head kick by Machida.
A low kick from Dziuk misses and Machida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dziuk blocks a head kick by Machida.
A head kick misses from Machida. Machida throws a wild body kick that Dziuk sees coming a mile off. A nice leg kick lands there from Dziuk. Dziuk tries to land a front kick but Machida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Dziuk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Machida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Machida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dziuk counters with an outside leg kick.
Dziuk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Machida throws a body kick that misses. A slapping leg kick lands for Machida.
Machida throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Machida tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Machida looks to throw the jab but Dziuk is out of range. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Machida lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dziuk takes a step back to recover. Machida tries a head kick but it misses.
Dziuk throws a leg kick and Machida counters with a big head kick but Dziuk shrugs it off. Dziuk throws a leg kick that is checked and Machida counters with a low kick, right behind Dziuk 's knee. Dziuk throws a leg kick but Machida moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Machida steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dziuk. That one must have hurt. Stanislaw Dziuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Dziuk misses with a body kick. Dziuk throws a half hearted mid kick. Machida checks the leg kick nicely there.
Machida throws a head kick but Dziuk moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Machida lands a high kick!
And that's the end of the fight! Lyoto Machida showed his dominance in that final round. Well Machida has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27 Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Machida! After the fight, Lyoto Machida was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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