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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes to the cage accompanied by Straight Out of Line. Cooper is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Misfits - Last Caress. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
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195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Cooper!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cooper.
Cooper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Cooper.
Machida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machida misses with a body kick.
Cooper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Cooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Machida.
Cooper swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Cooper tests Machida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cooper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Machida circles away.
Machida throws a right hand that Cooper ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooper also avoids with ease.
Machida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Machida moves away from the strike by Cooper.
Cooper fails with a takedown attempt.
Machida misses with a head kick.
Cooper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machida.
Machida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida misses with a combination
and Cooper counters with a one-two to the body.
Cooper looks gassed!
Cooper dips to his left and cracks Machida with an uppercut!
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machida slips a jab from Cooper.
Lyoto Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machida lands a head kick that stumbles Cooper and the fighters go to the mat.
It looks like Steven Cooper has been cut.
Machida has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cooper is proving hard to escape from.
Machida preventing the sweep.
Machida would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cooper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cooper wants to sweep here but Machida controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida wanted to stand there but Cooper had control of the position.
Machida has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cooper looking to control.
Cooper can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Machida controls the pace.
Cooper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Machida's guard.
Machida keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Machida is keeping the position for now.
Machida is looking to stand up but Cooper isn't so interested in that idea.
Cooper throwing strikes but missing.
Cooper is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cooper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Machida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cooper postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Machida lands with a big right hook that stumbles Cooper - he's out on his feet here! Machida follows up with another monster hook that separates Cooper from consciousness! Cooper falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Machida stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lyoto Machida!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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