Post by The Sandman on Aug 27, 2021 16:45:31 GMT -5
Shogun enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Shogun Rua looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Lyoto Machida doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Shogun Rua has fight Lyoto Machida 1 times. He has lost 1 of them.
Shogun is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Shogun Rua comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
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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Shogun Rua and Lyoto Machida touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Lyoto throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Shogun's defense muffles the blows.
Lyoto clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Shogun Rua moves forward looking for some grappling action
Shogun has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Shogun doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Lyoto Machida embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Shogun who put distance between them
Lyoto Machida launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Shogun's knee!
Shogun studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Shogun fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Good front kick from Shogun!
Lyoto Machida blocks
Shogun misses a step and Lyoto Machida sees an opportunity to counter him!
Several good body shots
are evaded by Shogun.
Shogun jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Shogun Rua pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Lyoto doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shogun Rua embrace and tries to move away...
Shogun Rua pushes Lyoto 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.
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Shogun wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Shogun moves forward and holds Lyoto
Lyoto doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shogun Rua embrace and tries to move away...
Shogun Rua pushes Lyoto forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun pushes off of Lyoto Machida and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Lyoto stumbles backwards but Shogun Rua chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lyoto is launching some bone breaking punches to Shogun's ribs while in the clinch.
Shogun blocks.
Lyoto clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Lyoto Machida's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Shogun is throwing a flurry of punches!
Lyoto ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Shogun wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Lyoto Machida pushes away Shogun trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shogun doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Lyoto Machida
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto Machida tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Shogun is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Lyoto misses a step and Shogun Rua sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shogun pushes off of Lyoto Machida and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Lyoto stumbles backwards but Shogun Rua chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Shogun doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Lyoto Machida embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Shogun who put distance between them
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
A solid combination from Lyoto Machida
connects with Shogun.
Lyoto looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shogun Rua's punches
Lyoto measures the resilience of Shogun's chin with an uppercut while Shogun lands some great crosses.
Lyoto leads with a punch
Shogun Rua evades but whiffs with a counter.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
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.
Pulverizing punch to Shogun's head!
Shogun slips the punch.
Lyoto Machida gets sloppy and Shogun Rua tries to take advantage...
Brilliant combination from Shogun Rua
that forces Lyoto to try and defend better.
Lyoto Machida launches a rapid series of punches
taking Shogun from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Shogun Rua tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Shogun Rua who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Lyoto doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shogun Rua embrace and tries to move away...
Shogun Rua pushes Lyoto forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun Rua tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Shogun circles out and slips free of Lyoto Machida's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Lyoto decides to launch some tentative punches
Shogun Rua takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Shogun studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Shogun wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Shogun moves forward and holds Lyoto
Lyoto doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shogun Rua embrace and tries to move away...
Shogun Rua pushes Lyoto forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto is launching some bone breaking punches to Shogun's ribs while in the clinch.
Shogun blocks.
Lyoto Machida gets sloppy and Shogun Rua tries to take advantage...
Lyoto Machida's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Shogun is throwing a flurry of punches!
Lyoto Machida just can't get away!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun grabs Lyoto Machida in a clinch and tries to knee him in the face!
They land solid! Good Strikes!
Lyoto Machida tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Shogun is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun takes a break to breathe while holding Lyoto Machida.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Shogun looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Lyoto Machida's punches
Shogun measures the resilience of Lyoto's chin with an uppercut while Lyoto lands some great crosses.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Shogun Rua tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Lyoto looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shogun Rua's punches
Lyoto is on the receiving end of a great combo by Shogun.
Lyoto's Right eye is beginning to swell
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!
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Body kick by Shogun Rua...
just grazes his opponent.
Lyoto throws a low kick
Shogun Rua blocks.
Crisp uppercut by Lyoto followed by a hard jab
Shogun deflects the blows.
Lyoto Machida fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The two exchange wildly
Shogun is connecting with a few punches
Shogun Rua turns out the lights for Lyoto! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
There is a small laceration on Lyoto Machida's Mouth
Winner is Shogun Rua by KO (Punches) at 2:13 Round 2
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 19/26 (73%)
Kicks 1/5 (20%)
Clinch strikes 13/25 (52%)
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: Lyoto Machida
Punches 16/37 (43%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (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
Mostly a flash, but Rua was still winning this one.
Shogun Rua looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Lyoto Machida doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Shogun Rua has fight Lyoto Machida 1 times. He has lost 1 of them.
Shogun is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Shogun Rua comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Lyoto Machida comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Shogun Rua and Lyoto Machida touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Lyoto throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Shogun's defense muffles the blows.
Lyoto clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Shogun Rua moves forward looking for some grappling action
Shogun has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Shogun doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Lyoto Machida embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Shogun who put distance between them
Lyoto Machida launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Shogun's knee!
Shogun studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Shogun fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Good front kick from Shogun!
Lyoto Machida blocks
Shogun misses a step and Lyoto Machida sees an opportunity to counter him!
Several good body shots
are evaded by Shogun.
Shogun jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Shogun Rua pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Lyoto doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shogun Rua embrace and tries to move away...
Shogun Rua pushes Lyoto 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.
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Shogun wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Shogun moves forward and holds Lyoto
Lyoto doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shogun Rua embrace and tries to move away...
Shogun Rua pushes Lyoto forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun pushes off of Lyoto Machida and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Lyoto stumbles backwards but Shogun Rua chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lyoto is launching some bone breaking punches to Shogun's ribs while in the clinch.
Shogun blocks.
Lyoto clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Lyoto Machida's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Shogun is throwing a flurry of punches!
Lyoto ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Shogun wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Lyoto Machida pushes away Shogun trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shogun doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Lyoto Machida
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto Machida tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Shogun is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Lyoto misses a step and Shogun Rua sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shogun pushes off of Lyoto Machida and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Lyoto stumbles backwards but Shogun Rua chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Shogun doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Lyoto Machida embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Shogun who put distance between them
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
A solid combination from Lyoto Machida
connects with Shogun.
Lyoto looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shogun Rua's punches
Lyoto measures the resilience of Shogun's chin with an uppercut while Shogun lands some great crosses.
Lyoto leads with a punch
Shogun Rua evades but whiffs with a counter.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
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.
Pulverizing punch to Shogun's head!
Shogun slips the punch.
Lyoto Machida gets sloppy and Shogun Rua tries to take advantage...
Brilliant combination from Shogun Rua
that forces Lyoto to try and defend better.
Lyoto Machida launches a rapid series of punches
taking Shogun from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Shogun Rua tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Shogun Rua who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Lyoto doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shogun Rua embrace and tries to move away...
Shogun Rua pushes Lyoto forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun Rua tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Shogun circles out and slips free of Lyoto Machida's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Lyoto decides to launch some tentative punches
Shogun Rua takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Shogun studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Shogun wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Shogun moves forward and holds Lyoto
Lyoto doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shogun Rua embrace and tries to move away...
Shogun Rua pushes Lyoto forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto is launching some bone breaking punches to Shogun's ribs while in the clinch.
Shogun blocks.
Lyoto Machida gets sloppy and Shogun Rua tries to take advantage...
Lyoto Machida's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Shogun is throwing a flurry of punches!
Lyoto Machida just can't get away!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun grabs Lyoto Machida in a clinch and tries to knee him in the face!
They land solid! Good Strikes!
Lyoto Machida tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Shogun is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun takes a break to breathe while holding Lyoto Machida.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Shogun looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Lyoto Machida's punches
Shogun measures the resilience of Lyoto's chin with an uppercut while Lyoto lands some great crosses.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Shogun Rua tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Lyoto looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shogun Rua's punches
Lyoto is on the receiving end of a great combo by Shogun.
Lyoto's Right eye is beginning to swell
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!
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Body kick by Shogun Rua...
just grazes his opponent.
Lyoto throws a low kick
Shogun Rua blocks.
Crisp uppercut by Lyoto followed by a hard jab
Shogun deflects the blows.
Lyoto Machida fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The two exchange wildly
Shogun is connecting with a few punches
Shogun Rua turns out the lights for Lyoto! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
There is a small laceration on Lyoto Machida's Mouth
Winner is Shogun Rua by KO (Punches) at 2:13 Round 2
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 19/26 (73%)
Kicks 1/5 (20%)
Clinch strikes 13/25 (52%)
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: Lyoto Machida
Punches 16/37 (43%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (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
Mostly a flash, but Rua was still winning this one.
