Post by The Sandmen on Nov 28, 2017 20:12:46 GMT -5
Lyoto Machida is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Matt Hughes is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Lyoto Machida today.
Lyoto Machida comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Lyoto and Hughes move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Matt Hughes tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Lyoto Machida swings and Hughes has to retreat
Matt Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Lyoto Machida is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Hughes into his guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lyoto
Hughes tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Lyoto leans and gets Matt Hughes's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Matt Hughes gets sloppy and Lyoto Machida tries to take advantage...
Hughes is in closed guard... Lyoto tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
Lyoto Machida is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and trap Lyoto Machida in his guard...
Lyoto Machida keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Lyoto Machida is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Lyoto's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lyoto tries to cover his face,
Lyoto Machida is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Lyoto's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Lyoto
Hughes sits over his knees and pushes away Lyoto's leg!
Lyoto closes his legs around Matt Hughes's leg. Hughes is not able to move away now!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Lyoto
Lyoto Machida launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Matt Hughes uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Hughes tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Matt Hughes tries to pass Lyoto Machida's guard...
Matt Hughes manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Lyoto Machida
Matt Hughes looks to pass to mount...
Lyoto creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Hughes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Lyoto sprawls and remains on his feet.
Hughes misses a step and Lyoto Machida sees an opportunity to counter him!
Brutal-looking high kick from Lyoto Machida!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Hughes's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Hughes has a small cut in his Left cheek
Hughes is holding Lyoto Machida's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Lyoto Machida shows great balance while pushing away Matt Hughes
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Matt Hughes attempts a sweep single...
Lyoto Machida was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Lyoto Machida goes with a looping right hand while Matt Hughes jumps back and jabs
Hughes seems staggered and Lyoto Machida runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Lyoto Machida is opening up on Hughes and raining down combinations!
Hughes's corner looks worried!
Solid kick to the leg from Lyoto Machida
that visibly pains Hughes.
Lyoto Machida tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Hughes grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Lyoto struggles... Matt Hughes is unable to take him down
Hughes misses a step and Lyoto Machida sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hughes follows Lyoto Machida
only to get counter punched in a big way! Hughes needs to stop playing Lyoto Machida's game or he'll get knocked out!
Hughes moves forward looking for some action
Matt Hughes shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Lyoto Machida pushes away Hughes trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hughes doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Lyoto Machida
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lyoto pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Matt Hughes's face!
A furious flurry of punches from Lyoto Machida
puts Hughes in a world of hurt!
Hughes steps forward
Lyoto Machida catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Brutal combination from Lyoto Machida!
Hughes is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
High kick from Lyoto Machida!
Hughes seems to be done!
Hughes's Right eye is beginning to swell
Hughes has a small cut in his Right eye
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Incredible high kick!
Hughes is worried!
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough! The fight is over! Hughes was not intelligently defending himself!
Hard blow to Hughes's mid-section, he seems hurt
Winner is Lyoto Machida by TKO (High kick) at 3:51 Round 1
Statistics: Lyoto Machida
Punches 24/28 (86%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 66 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/5 (20%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 66 s
Bad things are happening to a character I have mentioned previously. But I will not tell you what, nor to whome,which one, as I do not believe in spoilers. But dayum.
Matt Hughes is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Lyoto Machida today.
Lyoto Machida comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Lyoto and Hughes move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Matt Hughes tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Lyoto Machida swings and Hughes has to retreat
Matt Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Lyoto Machida is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Hughes into his guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lyoto
Hughes tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Lyoto leans and gets Matt Hughes's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Matt Hughes gets sloppy and Lyoto Machida tries to take advantage...
Hughes is in closed guard... Lyoto tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
Lyoto Machida is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and trap Lyoto Machida in his guard...
Lyoto Machida keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Lyoto Machida is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Lyoto's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lyoto tries to cover his face,
Lyoto Machida is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Lyoto's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Lyoto
Hughes sits over his knees and pushes away Lyoto's leg!
Lyoto closes his legs around Matt Hughes's leg. Hughes is not able to move away now!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Lyoto
Lyoto Machida launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Matt Hughes uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Hughes tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Matt Hughes tries to pass Lyoto Machida's guard...
Matt Hughes manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Lyoto Machida
Matt Hughes looks to pass to mount...
Lyoto creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Hughes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Lyoto sprawls and remains on his feet.
Hughes misses a step and Lyoto Machida sees an opportunity to counter him!
Brutal-looking high kick from Lyoto Machida!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Hughes's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Hughes has a small cut in his Left cheek
Hughes is holding Lyoto Machida's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Lyoto Machida shows great balance while pushing away Matt Hughes
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Matt Hughes attempts a sweep single...
Lyoto Machida was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Lyoto Machida goes with a looping right hand while Matt Hughes jumps back and jabs
Hughes seems staggered and Lyoto Machida runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Lyoto Machida is opening up on Hughes and raining down combinations!
Hughes's corner looks worried!
Solid kick to the leg from Lyoto Machida
that visibly pains Hughes.
Lyoto Machida tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Hughes grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Lyoto struggles... Matt Hughes is unable to take him down
Hughes misses a step and Lyoto Machida sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hughes follows Lyoto Machida
only to get counter punched in a big way! Hughes needs to stop playing Lyoto Machida's game or he'll get knocked out!
Hughes moves forward looking for some action
Matt Hughes shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Lyoto Machida pushes away Hughes trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hughes doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Lyoto Machida
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lyoto pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Matt Hughes's face!
A furious flurry of punches from Lyoto Machida
puts Hughes in a world of hurt!
Hughes steps forward
Lyoto Machida catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Brutal combination from Lyoto Machida!
Hughes is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
High kick from Lyoto Machida!
Hughes seems to be done!
Hughes's Right eye is beginning to swell
Hughes has a small cut in his Right eye
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Incredible high kick!
Hughes is worried!
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough! The fight is over! Hughes was not intelligently defending himself!
Hard blow to Hughes's mid-section, he seems hurt
Winner is Lyoto Machida by TKO (High kick) at 3:51 Round 1
Statistics: Lyoto Machida
Punches 24/28 (86%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 66 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/5 (20%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 66 s
Bad things are happening to a character I have mentioned previously. But I will not tell you what, nor to whome,which one, as I do not believe in spoilers. But dayum.