Post by The Sandmen on Mar 27, 2013 18:20:15 GMT -5
Junior dos Santos is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Lyoto Machida raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Lyoto Machida comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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dos Santos and Lyoto move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Lyoto is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds dos Santos's thigh
dos Santos hyper-extended his leg
Lyoto fires low kicks
punishing dos Santos's legs repeatedly.
Nice punches from Junior dos Santos.
Even nicer blocks from Lyoto.
Junior dos Santos gets sloppy and Lyoto Machida tries to take advantage...
Lyoto Machida throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
dos Santos moves to shoot
but Lyoto Machida delivers a knee that wrecks him!
dos Santos's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
dos Santos goes to the body...
his punches graze Lyoto's arm.
dos Santos throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Lyoto's defense muffles the blows.
Poorly executed technique. Lyoto Machida looks to counter!
Lyoto tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Lyoto is clinching with dos Santos.
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto Machida shoots and grab both of Junior dos Santos's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Junior dos Santos managed to pull back his leg from Lyoto Machida's grip and move away from him
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto tries to breaks Junior dos Santos's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Lyoto doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Good front kick from Lyoto!
dos Santos stumbles backwards after that one!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Superb haymaker by dos Santos
Lyoto manages to move aside
Lyoto throws a lazy kick
dos Santos blocks and keeps his distance.
Junior dos Santos gets sloppy and Lyoto Machida tries to take advantage...
Lyoto fires low kicks
punishing dos Santos's legs repeatedly.
Lyoto moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to dos Santos's thigh!
A solid combination from Lyoto Machida
connects with dos Santos.
dos Santos's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
dos Santos cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Lyoto can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Low kick by Lyoto Machida to maintain his distance.
That hits Junior dos Santos's ankle
dos Santos hyper-extended his leg
Lyoto wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Lyoto moves forward and holds dos Santos
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lyoto launches a knee!
dos Santos blocks that knee.
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos tries to holds Lyoto Machida in a clinch against the fence
Lyoto escapes from the clinch before Junior dos Santos could keep him in place
Lyoto is trying to counter now!
Lyoto launches a hook to the body
Bang! dos Santos stops that one with his ribs!
Lyoto fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Junior dos Santos didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Lyoto Machida is in open guard over dos Santos
Lyoto Machida tries to pass to half guard...
Junior dos Santos can't prevent his opponent from passing. Lyoto looks to work from half guard.
Lyoto Machida is in half guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Lyoto Machida is in half guard over dos Santos
Lyoto fires a barrage of punches at dos Santos's head!
This is bad! Lyoto is just pounding on Junior dos Santos's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Chin
Lyoto Machida is in half guard over dos Santos
dos Santos is taking this opportunity to rest.
Lyoto Machida is in half guard over dos Santos
Lyoto Machida tries to pass Junior dos Santos's guard...
Lyoto Machida manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Lyoto Machida is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Lyoto Machida looks to mount Junior dos Santos...
Lyoto Machida slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Lyoto Machida is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos tries to roll to his side and trap Lyoto Machida in his guard...
Lyoto Machida rolls him over and takes his back!
Lyoto is in rear mount over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Lyoto's cheek from the guard.
Lyoto Machida uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
dos Santos clumsily fails here and it's time for Lyoto Machida to fight back!
Lyoto tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for dos Santos! Lyoto has one hook in and keeps working!
Lyoto is in rear mount over dos Santos with one hook in
Lyoto has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for dos Santos.
Nicely done! Lyoto now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Terrible one sided match... dos Santos was not ready to fight a fighter of Lyoto Machida caliber.
Lyoto Machida leans forwards and tries to grapple with dos Santos
Lyoto shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos shoots and grab both of Lyoto Machida's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Lyoto Machida managed to pull back his leg from Junior dos Santos's grip and move away from him
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lyoto launches a knee!
Lyoto Machida hits dos Santos's hard just below the ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Junior dos Santos postures up and launches another series of punches!
Lyoto pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Junior dos Santos's offensive.
Lyoto tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brutal combination from Lyoto Machida!
dos Santos is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Junior dos Santos moves forward looking for some grappling action
Lyoto pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
dos Santos decides to launch some tentative punches
Lyoto Machida takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Lyoto Machida launches a body shot
dos Santos evades.
Lyoto is trying to counter now!
A bad move from Junior dos Santos
allows Lyoto to land a solid head kick.
Lyoto Machida landed the knock out blow that he wanted! dos Santos is down! dos Santos has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Lyoto Machida!
dos Santos's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
dos Santos has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Lyoto Machida by KO (High kick) at 1:26 Round 2
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 0/15 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/8 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 99 s
Statistics: Lyoto Machida
Punches 10/11 (91%)
Kicks 12/12 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/4 (25%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 99 s
Wow, Machida completely shut JDS down. COMPLETELY. And after all the whining and crying Cannon did about all the damage Machida was going to take in this fight and how tournaments sucked, etc, etc. hahah.
Lyoto Machida raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Lyoto Machida comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
dos Santos and Lyoto move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Lyoto is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds dos Santos's thigh
dos Santos hyper-extended his leg
Lyoto fires low kicks
punishing dos Santos's legs repeatedly.
Nice punches from Junior dos Santos.
Even nicer blocks from Lyoto.
Junior dos Santos gets sloppy and Lyoto Machida tries to take advantage...
Lyoto Machida throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
dos Santos moves to shoot
but Lyoto Machida delivers a knee that wrecks him!
dos Santos's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
dos Santos goes to the body...
his punches graze Lyoto's arm.
dos Santos throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Lyoto's defense muffles the blows.
Poorly executed technique. Lyoto Machida looks to counter!
Lyoto tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Lyoto is clinching with dos Santos.
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto Machida shoots and grab both of Junior dos Santos's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Junior dos Santos managed to pull back his leg from Lyoto Machida's grip and move away from him
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto tries to breaks Junior dos Santos's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Lyoto doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Good front kick from Lyoto!
dos Santos stumbles backwards after that one!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Superb haymaker by dos Santos
Lyoto manages to move aside
Lyoto throws a lazy kick
dos Santos blocks and keeps his distance.
Junior dos Santos gets sloppy and Lyoto Machida tries to take advantage...
Lyoto fires low kicks
punishing dos Santos's legs repeatedly.
Lyoto moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to dos Santos's thigh!
A solid combination from Lyoto Machida
connects with dos Santos.
dos Santos's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
dos Santos cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Lyoto can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Low kick by Lyoto Machida to maintain his distance.
That hits Junior dos Santos's ankle
dos Santos hyper-extended his leg
Lyoto wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Lyoto moves forward and holds dos Santos
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lyoto launches a knee!
dos Santos blocks that knee.
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos tries to holds Lyoto Machida in a clinch against the fence
Lyoto escapes from the clinch before Junior dos Santos could keep him in place
Lyoto is trying to counter now!
Lyoto launches a hook to the body
Bang! dos Santos stops that one with his ribs!
Lyoto fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Junior dos Santos didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Lyoto Machida is in open guard over dos Santos
Lyoto Machida tries to pass to half guard...
Junior dos Santos can't prevent his opponent from passing. Lyoto looks to work from half guard.
Lyoto Machida is in half guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Lyoto Machida is in half guard over dos Santos
Lyoto fires a barrage of punches at dos Santos's head!
This is bad! Lyoto is just pounding on Junior dos Santos's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Chin
Lyoto Machida is in half guard over dos Santos
dos Santos is taking this opportunity to rest.
Lyoto Machida is in half guard over dos Santos
Lyoto Machida tries to pass Junior dos Santos's guard...
Lyoto Machida manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Lyoto Machida is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Lyoto Machida looks to mount Junior dos Santos...
Lyoto Machida slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Lyoto Machida is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos tries to roll to his side and trap Lyoto Machida in his guard...
Lyoto Machida rolls him over and takes his back!
Lyoto is in rear mount over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Lyoto's cheek from the guard.
Lyoto Machida uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
dos Santos clumsily fails here and it's time for Lyoto Machida to fight back!
Lyoto tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for dos Santos! Lyoto has one hook in and keeps working!
Lyoto is in rear mount over dos Santos with one hook in
Lyoto has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for dos Santos.
Nicely done! Lyoto now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Terrible one sided match... dos Santos was not ready to fight a fighter of Lyoto Machida caliber.
Lyoto Machida leans forwards and tries to grapple with dos Santos
Lyoto shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos shoots and grab both of Lyoto Machida's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Lyoto Machida managed to pull back his leg from Junior dos Santos's grip and move away from him
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lyoto launches a knee!
Lyoto Machida hits dos Santos's hard just below the ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Junior dos Santos postures up and launches another series of punches!
Lyoto pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Junior dos Santos's offensive.
Lyoto tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brutal combination from Lyoto Machida!
dos Santos is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Junior dos Santos moves forward looking for some grappling action
Lyoto pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
dos Santos decides to launch some tentative punches
Lyoto Machida takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Lyoto Machida launches a body shot
dos Santos evades.
Lyoto is trying to counter now!
A bad move from Junior dos Santos
allows Lyoto to land a solid head kick.
Lyoto Machida landed the knock out blow that he wanted! dos Santos is down! dos Santos has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Lyoto Machida!
dos Santos's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
dos Santos has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Lyoto Machida by KO (High kick) at 1:26 Round 2
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 0/15 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/8 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 99 s
Statistics: Lyoto Machida
Punches 10/11 (91%)
Kicks 12/12 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/4 (25%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 99 s
Wow, Machida completely shut JDS down. COMPLETELY. And after all the whining and crying Cannon did about all the damage Machida was going to take in this fight and how tournaments sucked, etc, etc. hahah.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!