Post by The Sandmen on May 11, 2017 10:37:23 GMT -5
ManMMA Middleweight Championship
Lyoto Machida is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Anderson Silva glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Now Lyoto Machida put his title in contention against Anderson.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Anderson is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Lyoto Machida comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
Anderson Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Lyoto Machida and Anderson Silva touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Anderson Silva moves forward looking for some grappling action
Anderson has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anderson Silva pushes away Lyoto trying to keep the fight at striking range
Lyoto doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Anderson Silva
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto struggles and launches a few punches to Anderson's head
Those punches are hitting! Anderson covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Anderson Silva's Mouth
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lyoto Machida launches a knee while holding Anderson's in a double underhooks...
Anderson Silva pushes Lyoto Machida and that knee goes nowhere!
Lyoto Machida gets sloppy and Anderson Silva tries to take advantage...
Anderson launches a hook to the body
Bang! Lyoto stops that one with his ribs!
Anderson looks to be in very good shape.
Anderson Silva tries a hook to the body
but Lyoto manages to dodge it
Solid low kick from Lyoto Machida.
Anderson deflects it.
Lyoto misses a step and Anderson Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Lyoto leads with a punch
Anderson Silva evades but whiffs with a counter.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Here comes Anderson Silva with a vicious middle kick!
Lyoto Machida dodges that one moving backwards
Lyoto is trying to counter now!
Lyoto Machida's mind is definitely in the fight, Anderson just got nailed! Lyoto Machida saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Anderson is going to have a headache after this one.
Anderson has a small cut in his Chin
Lyoto Machida fakes a punch and launches himself over Anderson!
Nice move by Lyoto who clinches and pushes Anderson against the cage
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lyoto launches a few hard punches to Anderson Silva's ribs!
Anderson struggles and protects himself.
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto launches a knee!
Anderson blocks that knee.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anderson Silva seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Anderson Silva is controlling the clinch and launches a vicious knee!
Crushing blow to Lyoto's face.
Lyoto's Right eye is beginning to swell
Lyoto has a small cut in his Right eye
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Anderson Silva postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Lyoto hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anderson launches a few hard punches to Lyoto Machida's ribs!
Lyoto struggles and protects himself.
Poorly executed technique. Lyoto Machida looks to counter!
Lyoto tries to take Anderson Silva down... Anderson stumbles backwards and Lyoto Machida launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Anderson's jaw!
Anderson's Chin is beginning to swell
Anderson has a small cut in his Chin
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto tries to take Anderson Silva down... Anderson stumbles backwards and Lyoto Machida launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Anderson's jaw!
There is a small laceration on Anderson Silva's Chin
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal knees to Lyoto's face, followed by knees to the body from Anderson Silva!
Bang! Lyoto can take many more shots like that!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lyoto Machida tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Anderson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lyoto doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anderson Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Anderson Silva pushes Lyoto forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lyoto launches a few hard punches to Anderson Silva's ribs!
Anderson Silva's ribs shows the damage! Lyoto Machida is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Anderson doesn't stop bleeding.
Lyoto doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anderson Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Anderson Silva pushes Lyoto forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Anderson is trying to counter now!
Anderson doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Lyoto Machida embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Anderson who put distance between them
Brilliant combination from Lyoto Machida
Anderson is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
An overhand right from Lyoto Machida that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Anderson's stops that one with his face! How is Anderson standing?!
Anderson Silva is a bloody mess!
Lyoto Machida's mind is definitely in the fight, Anderson just got nailed! Lyoto Machida saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Anderson is going to have a headache after this one.
Anderson's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Anderson has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is a bloody mess!
Anderson tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Anderson is clinching with Lyoto.
The fighters are clinching.
Anderson doesn't stop bleeding.
Brutal punches to Lyoto's face while in the clinch!
Lyoto pushes Anderson Silva with all his might as tries to keep the fight in striking range.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Anderson follows Lyoto Machida
only to get counter punched in a big way! Anderson needs to stop playing Lyoto Machida's game or he'll get knocked out!
Anderson's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Anderson has a small cut in his Right eye
Middle kick from Anderson.
The kick just misses.
Lyoto is trying to counter now!
Pulverizing punch to Anderson's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
There is a small laceration on Anderson Silva's Right cheek
Anderson Silva continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Lyoto launches a furious hook!
That hits Anderson's chin like a wrecking ball! Anderson loses balance and goes to the mat.
Lyoto is standing while Anderson is on the ground on his back
You can see Anderson's blood making stains in the mat.
Lyoto launches a kick to Anderson's thigh
Loud pop!
Anderson hyper-extended his left leg
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Lyoto is standing while Anderson is on the ground on his back
Lyoto launches a kick to Anderson's thigh
Loud pop!
Lyoto is standing while Anderson is on the ground on his back
Anderson Silva's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Lyoto launches a kick to Anderson's thigh
Loud pop!
Anderson hyper-extended his left leg
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Lyoto is the winner of this round.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Anderson Silva.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
You can see Anderson's blood making stains in the mat.
Here comes Lyoto Machida with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Anderson's ribs!
Anderson seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
You can see Anderson's blood making stains in the mat.
High kick from Lyoto Machida!
Anderson seems to be done!
Anderson can't see anything with that swollen right eye.
There is a small laceration on Anderson Silva's Mouth
Winner is Lyoto Machida by TKO (Stoppage - Swollen Eye) at 0:35 Round 2
Statistics: Lyoto Machida
Punches 6/10 (60%)
Kicks 5/6 (83%)
Clinch strikes 7/19 (37%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 1/3 (33%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 8/21 (38%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 32 s
Lyoto Machida defends the Middleweight title!
Big win by Machida, securing his legitimacy as champion, but I have a hard time believing Silva's heart is in the title picture anymore. I might start pulling him out of tournaments and just putting him in big, exciting, superfights.