Post by The Sandmen on May 16, 2012 15:43:58 GMT -5
And here we GO! The most controversial fight in ManMMA history. Machida vs. Bonnar for the heavyweight number 1 contendership!
Lyoto Machida looks very relaxed.
Stephan Bonnar is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Stephan Bonnar is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Lyoto Machida comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Lyoto and Bonnar move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Lyoto Machida fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Bonnar blocks and pushes his opponent.
Lyoto clumsily fails here and it's time for Stephan Bonnar to fight back!
Bonnar launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Lyoto's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Good front kick from Bonnar!
Lyoto stumbles backwards after that one!
Bonnar has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Bonnar goes to the body...
He punishes Lyoto's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Stephan Bonnar fakes a punch and launches himself over Lyoto!
Nice move by Bonnar who clinches and pushes Lyoto against the cage
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bonnar's cornermen are worried about his safety if he continues clinching with Lyoto Machida.
Lyoto launches a few hard punches to Stephan Bonnar's ribs!
Stephan Bonnar's ribs shows the damage! Lyoto Machida is working his opponent ribs!
Stephan Bonnar pushes away Lyoto trying to keep the fight at striking range
Lyoto stumbles backwards and Stephan Bonnar circles to get the center of the cage
Nice low kick from Bonnar
but Lyoto Machida stops it.
Lyoto tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Lyoto is clinching with Bonnar.
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Stephan Bonnar's face!
Lyoto launches a hook to the body
Bang! Bonnar stops that one with his ribs!
Nice punches from Stephan Bonnar.
Lyoto staggers backwards. Bonnar wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Lyoto moves forward looking for some action
Lyoto Machida shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bonnar grapple with Lyoto Machida and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Lyoto Machida managed to maintain his balances and move away from Bonnar
Bonnar is holding Lyoto Machida's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Lyoto Machida shows great balance while pushing away Stephan Bonnar
Lyoto Machida fakes a punch and launches himself over Bonnar!
Nice move by Lyoto who clinches and pushes Bonnar against the cage
Bonnar doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Lyoto Machida embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Bonnar who put distance between them
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Lyoto Machida chases Bonnar and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Bonnar steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Bonnar's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Stephan Bonnar!
Lyoto ducks under...
Incredible haymaker from Lyoto Machida!
You can see Stephan Bonnar's head being snapped backwards!
Lyoto Machida moves forward looking for some grappling action
Lyoto has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Once Bonnar is able to keep you againts the fence in a clinch you must be worried.
Bonnar struggles and launches a few punches to Lyoto's head
Nothing from this... Stephan Bonnar seems frustrated.
Bonnar misses a step and Lyoto Machida sees an opportunity to counter him!
Lyoto struggles and launches a few punches to Bonnar's head
Those punches are hitting! Bonnar covers his head!
Bonnar's Forehead is beginning to swell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bonnar tries to break the clinch... Lyoto Machida launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Bonnar stumbles backwards and Lyoto Machida shoots an incredible takedown!
Inside leg kick from Lyoto
that lands on Stephan Bonnar's leg.
Lyoto Machida moves forward looking for some grappling action
Lyoto has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto launches a few hard punches to Stephan Bonnar's ribs!
Stephan Bonnar's ribs shows the damage! Lyoto Machida is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto struggles and launches a few punches to Bonnar's head
Those punches are hitting! Bonnar covers his head!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stephan Bonnar fakes a few punches and advance towards Lyoto trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Lyoto Machida lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
Stephan Bonnar turns out the lights for Lyoto! What an astonishing KO by Bonnar!
Winner is Stephan Bonnar by KO (Advancing Leg Sweep) at 4:31 Round 1
Statistics: Lyoto Machida
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 12/16 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Stephan Bonnar
Punches 9/12 (75%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
What a huge upset! Stephan Bonnar is the winner!
Wow, could this result be any more controviersial? Not if I contrived the shit out of it!
I honestly don't know what the fuck happened in this fight...Machida was clearly winning, as we all expected, then suddenly the fight ended. I even misread the result, and assumed Machida finished him, until I read the above "What a huge upset! Stephan Bonnar is the winner!" sentence. Then re-read the result. The final damage and results are shown below.
Lyoto Machida looks very relaxed.
Stephan Bonnar is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Stephan Bonnar is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Lyoto Machida comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Lyoto and Bonnar move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Lyoto Machida fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Bonnar blocks and pushes his opponent.
Lyoto clumsily fails here and it's time for Stephan Bonnar to fight back!
Bonnar launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Lyoto's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Good front kick from Bonnar!
Lyoto stumbles backwards after that one!
Bonnar has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Bonnar goes to the body...
He punishes Lyoto's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Stephan Bonnar fakes a punch and launches himself over Lyoto!
Nice move by Bonnar who clinches and pushes Lyoto against the cage
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bonnar's cornermen are worried about his safety if he continues clinching with Lyoto Machida.
Lyoto launches a few hard punches to Stephan Bonnar's ribs!
Stephan Bonnar's ribs shows the damage! Lyoto Machida is working his opponent ribs!
Stephan Bonnar pushes away Lyoto trying to keep the fight at striking range
Lyoto stumbles backwards and Stephan Bonnar circles to get the center of the cage
Nice low kick from Bonnar
but Lyoto Machida stops it.
Lyoto tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Lyoto is clinching with Bonnar.
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Stephan Bonnar's face!
Lyoto launches a hook to the body
Bang! Bonnar stops that one with his ribs!
Nice punches from Stephan Bonnar.
Lyoto staggers backwards. Bonnar wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Lyoto moves forward looking for some action
Lyoto Machida shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bonnar grapple with Lyoto Machida and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Lyoto Machida managed to maintain his balances and move away from Bonnar
Bonnar is holding Lyoto Machida's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Lyoto Machida shows great balance while pushing away Stephan Bonnar
Lyoto Machida fakes a punch and launches himself over Bonnar!
Nice move by Lyoto who clinches and pushes Bonnar against the cage
Bonnar doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Lyoto Machida embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Bonnar who put distance between them
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Lyoto Machida chases Bonnar and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Bonnar steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Bonnar's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Stephan Bonnar!
Lyoto ducks under...
Incredible haymaker from Lyoto Machida!
You can see Stephan Bonnar's head being snapped backwards!
Lyoto Machida moves forward looking for some grappling action
Lyoto has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Once Bonnar is able to keep you againts the fence in a clinch you must be worried.
Bonnar struggles and launches a few punches to Lyoto's head
Nothing from this... Stephan Bonnar seems frustrated.
Bonnar misses a step and Lyoto Machida sees an opportunity to counter him!
Lyoto struggles and launches a few punches to Bonnar's head
Those punches are hitting! Bonnar covers his head!
Bonnar's Forehead is beginning to swell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bonnar tries to break the clinch... Lyoto Machida launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Bonnar stumbles backwards and Lyoto Machida shoots an incredible takedown!
Inside leg kick from Lyoto
that lands on Stephan Bonnar's leg.
Lyoto Machida moves forward looking for some grappling action
Lyoto has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto launches a few hard punches to Stephan Bonnar's ribs!
Stephan Bonnar's ribs shows the damage! Lyoto Machida is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto struggles and launches a few punches to Bonnar's head
Those punches are hitting! Bonnar covers his head!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stephan Bonnar fakes a few punches and advance towards Lyoto trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Lyoto Machida lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
Stephan Bonnar turns out the lights for Lyoto! What an astonishing KO by Bonnar!
Winner is Stephan Bonnar by KO (Advancing Leg Sweep) at 4:31 Round 1
Statistics: Lyoto Machida
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 12/16 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Stephan Bonnar
Punches 9/12 (75%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
What a huge upset! Stephan Bonnar is the winner!
Wow, could this result be any more controviersial? Not if I contrived the shit out of it!
I honestly don't know what the fuck happened in this fight...Machida was clearly winning, as we all expected, then suddenly the fight ended. I even misread the result, and assumed Machida finished him, until I read the above "What a huge upset! Stephan Bonnar is the winner!" sentence. Then re-read the result. The final damage and results are shown below.