Post by The Sandman on Mar 3, 2022 22:48:32 GMT -5
Shogun Rua is the favourite fighter of the crowd at SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario).
Lyoto Machida looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Shogun Rua looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Lyoto Machida has fight Shogun Rua 2 times. He has lost 1 of them.
Shogun Rua is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Lyoto Machida and Shogun Rua touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Shogun Rua!
Chinzo Machida's Brother is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Lightning fast low kick from Chinzo Machida's Brother!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Shovel hook by Shogun Rua
goes nowhere.
Shogun clumsily fails here and it's time for Lyoto Machida to fight back!
Solid low kick from Lyoto Machida.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Shogun tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Shogun is clinching with Chinzo Machida's Brother.
Chinzo Machida's Brother doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shogun Rua embrace and tries to move away...
Shogun Rua pushes Chinzo Machida's Brother forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun takes a break to breathe while holding Lyoto Machida.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Shogun studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Lyoto Machida and Shogun engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Shogun Rua is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Good front kick from Chinzo Machida's Brother!
Shogun stumbles backwards after that one!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
A punch from Shogun Rua
grazes Chinzo Machida's Brother's right cheek.
Shogun is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds Chinzo Machida's Brother's thigh
Lyoto Machida takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Lyoto Machida.
Shogun staggers backwards. Chinzo Machida's Brother wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Lightning fast low kick from Chinzo Machida's Brother!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Lyoto Machida launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Shogun blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Shogun Rua's cheek! Shogun stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Chinzo Machida's Brother is standing while Shogun is on the ground on his back
Chinzo Machida's Brother launches a kick to Shogun's thigh
Loud pop!
Shogun hyper-extended his left leg
Chinzo Machida's Brother is standing while Shogun is on the ground on his back
Shogun tries to stand up!
Chinzo Machida's Brother doesn't allow him!
Chinzo Machida's Brother is standing while Shogun is on the ground on his back
Shogun tries to stand up!
Chinzo Machida's Brother doesn't allow him!
Chinzo Machida's Brother is standing while Shogun is on the ground on his back
Shogun tries to stand up!
Chinzo Machida's Brother doesn't allow him!
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Shogun Rua. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Shogun Rua is standing now.
Shogun Rua takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Shogun looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Lyoto Machida's punches
Shogun measures the resilience of Chinzo Machida's Brother's chin with an uppercut while Chinzo Machida's Brother lands some great crosses.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Shogun Rua just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Chinzo Machida's Brother quickly defends.
Shogun wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Chinzo Machida's Brother wants nothing of that and pushes Shogun.
Shogun Rua gets sloppy and Lyoto Machida tries to take advantage...
Shogun launches a kick
but Lyoto Machida avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Shogun's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shogun Rua launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Lyoto Machida takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Chinzo Machida's Brother moves backwards and Shogun Rua is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Lyoto Machida takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Chinzo Machida's Brother is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Shogun launches a kick
but Lyoto Machida avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Lyoto Machida paws at Shogun.
Shogun swings ineffectively.
Shogun misses a step and Lyoto Machida sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shogun Rua paws at Chinzo Machida's Brother.
Chinzo Machida's Brother answers with solid punches!
Shogun is holding Lyoto Machida's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Lyoto Machida shows great balance while pushing away Shogun Rua
Chinzo Machida's Brother studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Solid low kick from Shogun Rua.
Chinzo Machida's Brother deflects it.
Poorly executed technique. Lyoto Machida looks to counter!
Lyoto Machida charges at Shogun throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Shogun is rocked!
Shogun seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Lyoto Machida can end the fight with his ground and pound.
The two exchange wildly
Chinzo Machida's Brother is connecting with a few punches
Shogun's Left eye is beginning to swell
Shogun seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Lyoto Machida can end the fight with his ground and pound.
An overhand right from Lyoto Machida that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Shogun's stops that one with his face! How is Shogun standing?!
Shogun Rua seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Lyoto Machida!
Chinzo Machida's Brother moves backwards and Shogun Rua is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
That punishment by Lyoto Machida has left Shogun staggered! Lyoto Machida should try push forward now and finish this!
Lyoto Machida tries a middle kick
Shogun blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
That punishment by Lyoto Machida has left Shogun staggered! Lyoto Machida should try push forward now and finish this!
Shogun stumbles backwards staggered and Lyoto Machida launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Shogun is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
That brutal impact left Shogun laid out on the mat! Lyoto Machida's corner come in to congratulate him!
Shogun's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Shogun Rua's Chin
Winner is Lyoto Machida by KO (Punches) at 1:54 Round 2
Statistics: Lyoto Machida
Punches 22/33 (67%)
Kicks 6/6 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 6/20 (30%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 42 s
Machida did his thingz. Win-wise.
Lyoto Machida looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Shogun Rua looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Lyoto Machida has fight Shogun Rua 2 times. He has lost 1 of them.
Shogun Rua is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Lyoto Machida and Shogun Rua touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Shogun Rua!
Chinzo Machida's Brother is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Lightning fast low kick from Chinzo Machida's Brother!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Shovel hook by Shogun Rua
goes nowhere.
Shogun clumsily fails here and it's time for Lyoto Machida to fight back!
Solid low kick from Lyoto Machida.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Shogun tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Shogun is clinching with Chinzo Machida's Brother.
Chinzo Machida's Brother doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shogun Rua embrace and tries to move away...
Shogun Rua pushes Chinzo Machida's Brother forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun takes a break to breathe while holding Lyoto Machida.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Shogun studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Lyoto Machida and Shogun engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Shogun Rua is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Good front kick from Chinzo Machida's Brother!
Shogun stumbles backwards after that one!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
A punch from Shogun Rua
grazes Chinzo Machida's Brother's right cheek.
Shogun is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds Chinzo Machida's Brother's thigh
Lyoto Machida takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Lyoto Machida.
Shogun staggers backwards. Chinzo Machida's Brother wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Lightning fast low kick from Chinzo Machida's Brother!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Lyoto Machida launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Shogun blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Shogun Rua's cheek! Shogun stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Chinzo Machida's Brother is standing while Shogun is on the ground on his back
Chinzo Machida's Brother launches a kick to Shogun's thigh
Loud pop!
Shogun hyper-extended his left leg
Chinzo Machida's Brother is standing while Shogun is on the ground on his back
Shogun tries to stand up!
Chinzo Machida's Brother doesn't allow him!
Chinzo Machida's Brother is standing while Shogun is on the ground on his back
Shogun tries to stand up!
Chinzo Machida's Brother doesn't allow him!
Chinzo Machida's Brother is standing while Shogun is on the ground on his back
Shogun tries to stand up!
Chinzo Machida's Brother doesn't allow him!
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Shogun Rua. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Shogun Rua is standing now.
Shogun Rua takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Shogun looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Lyoto Machida's punches
Shogun measures the resilience of Chinzo Machida's Brother's chin with an uppercut while Chinzo Machida's Brother lands some great crosses.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Shogun Rua just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Chinzo Machida's Brother quickly defends.
Shogun wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Chinzo Machida's Brother wants nothing of that and pushes Shogun.
Shogun Rua gets sloppy and Lyoto Machida tries to take advantage...
Shogun launches a kick
but Lyoto Machida avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Shogun's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shogun Rua launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Lyoto Machida takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Chinzo Machida's Brother moves backwards and Shogun Rua is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Lyoto Machida takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Chinzo Machida's Brother is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Shogun launches a kick
but Lyoto Machida avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Lyoto Machida paws at Shogun.
Shogun swings ineffectively.
Shogun misses a step and Lyoto Machida sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shogun Rua paws at Chinzo Machida's Brother.
Chinzo Machida's Brother answers with solid punches!
Shogun is holding Lyoto Machida's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Lyoto Machida shows great balance while pushing away Shogun Rua
Chinzo Machida's Brother studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Solid low kick from Shogun Rua.
Chinzo Machida's Brother deflects it.
Poorly executed technique. Lyoto Machida looks to counter!
Lyoto Machida charges at Shogun throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Shogun is rocked!
Shogun seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Lyoto Machida can end the fight with his ground and pound.
The two exchange wildly
Chinzo Machida's Brother is connecting with a few punches
Shogun's Left eye is beginning to swell
Shogun seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Lyoto Machida can end the fight with his ground and pound.
An overhand right from Lyoto Machida that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Shogun's stops that one with his face! How is Shogun standing?!
Shogun Rua seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Lyoto Machida!
Chinzo Machida's Brother moves backwards and Shogun Rua is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
That punishment by Lyoto Machida has left Shogun staggered! Lyoto Machida should try push forward now and finish this!
Lyoto Machida tries a middle kick
Shogun blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
That punishment by Lyoto Machida has left Shogun staggered! Lyoto Machida should try push forward now and finish this!
Shogun stumbles backwards staggered and Lyoto Machida launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Shogun is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
That brutal impact left Shogun laid out on the mat! Lyoto Machida's corner come in to congratulate him!
Shogun's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Shogun Rua's Chin
Winner is Lyoto Machida by KO (Punches) at 1:54 Round 2
Statistics: Lyoto Machida
Punches 22/33 (67%)
Kicks 6/6 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 6/20 (30%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 42 s
Machida did his thingz. Win-wise.
