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UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2

Shogun Rua

© Marc Wickert
www.knucklepit.com
May 8, 2010

All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC
Photography by Joshua Hedges

In Earlier Matches

Johny Hendricks def. TJ Grant by split decision.

Marcus Davis def. Jonathan Goulet by TKO – 1.23, Round Two.

John Salter def. Jason Mac Donald by TKO – 2.42, Round One.

Joey Beltran def. Tim Hague by unanimous decision.

Mike Guymon def. Yoshiyuki Yoshida by unanimous decision.

The Battles

Alan Belcher (6’2” 186) vs. Patrick Cote (5’11” 184)
Middleweight
Referee: Mario Yamasaki

Round One
Southpaw Belcher immediately fired off left kicks and poked out long right jabs.
4.37: He ducked under Cote’s big right.
4.32: Belcher kicked to Cote’s body.  These were big kicks being dispatched.
4.29: Patrick inside-kicked.
4.15: Alan body-kicked.
4.08: And again.
4.06: Patrick blocked a kick with his groin and Mario called time out.
3.54: Belcher inside-kicked and Cote countered with a right hook.
3.50: Cote threw a combo.
3.41: Belcher delivered consecutive body kicks.
3.30: Cote landed a flurry of knuckles.
3.01: Alan kicked Patrick’s right arm.
2.52: He leg-kicked.
2.43: Alan kicked Patrick’s right arm and continued to target the entire right side of Patrick’s body with huge kicks.
2.25: Belcher kicked Cote’s left side; however Cote caught the leg and used it to tug Belcher down before falling into his guard.
2.13: Belcher had Cote in butterfly guard.
1.59: Cote pulled Belcher into half guard and pursued a kimura submission from his back.
1.28: Alan’s arm was free.
1.00: He gained side control as they fought for ground dominance up to the bell.

Round Two
4.55: Alan leg-kicked and Patrick countered with a right hand.
4.48: Alan body-kicked and the sparring resumed.
3.47: Cote went on the attack, unloading lefts and rights.
3.34: They clinched before Belcher forced Cote’s back into the cage.
2.47: They broke free and exchanged.
2.37: Belcher kneed and Cote snapped up the knee before dragging Belcher down.
2.06: They stood.  Patrick looked to pull Alan’s legs out from under him but Alan heaved Patrick up into the air, then dumped him on his face.  Alan seized Patrick’s back and wrapped on a RNC.

Result: Alan Belcher by RNC – 3.25, Round Two.

Matt Mitrione (6’3” 253) vs. Kimbo Slice (6’2” 225)
Heavyweight
Referee: Dan Miragliotta

Round One
Kimbo (orthodox) received a deafening response for making his Octagon debut after becoming the internet king of backyard brawling.  Matt (southpaw) heard a joke no one else was hearing and grinned from ear to ear as Bruce Buffer introduced the two gladiators.
4.47: Matt poked out jabs and trialed a straight left followed by a high kick.
4.35: Kimbo threw a right cross and caught Matt’s kick before taking him to the canvas.  Matt worked Kimbo into a triangle but Kimbo warded off the submission and grabbed side control.
3.05: Mitrione pulled Slice into half guard.
2.29: Mitrione got to his feet and they battled from the clinch.
2.05: Slice tugged Mitrione back down.
1.21: Slice stood and invited Mitrione to join him and the pair traded blows.
0.43: Matt knocked Kimbo down with a leg kick and gator-rolled him before tightening the choke.  Kimbo escaped the submission and Matt grinned like crazy at the first five came to an end.

Round Two
They banged it out.
4.39: Mr. Slice snatched up Mitrione’s kick and went for the takedown; Mitrione resisted and they clinched.
4.15: The pair separated and swapped strikes.
4.06: Mitrione commenced a leg assault on Slice’s thighs like some crazed lumberjack in a balsa factory.
3.44: He took Slice down.
3.32: They stood.
3.21: Matt was using Kimbo as a training bag.
2.48: Kimbo was down and all but finished.
0.36: Dan Miragliotta pulled the plug.

Result: Matt Mitrione by TKO – 4.24, Round Two.

Jeremy Stephens (5’9” 155) vs. Sam Stout (5’9” 155)
Lightweight
Referee: Mario Yamasaki

Round One
They swapped jabs and Jeremy leg-kicked at 4.52; Sam returned the kick but Jeremy snapped it up and tugged Sam to the mats.
4.14: They climbed back up and continued the banging, with Jeremy buckling Sam’s knees via a solid right.
3.31: Sam blasted Jeremy’s lead leg with a kick.
3.16: They exchanged body blows.
2.59: Stevens dropped Stout with a right cross.
2.44: Stout got to his feet but wore a big knee for his trouble.
2.18: Stout delivered inside kicks before Stevens tagged him with a spinning back-fist.  They thrashed it out up to the hooter.

Round Two
4.52: Sam leg-kicked and Jeremy worked Sam’s body with punches as Sam returned mitts and leg kicks.
4.14: He leg-kicked and Jeremy caught the kick before knocking Sam down with a right cross.  Sam sprang up and Jeremy took him back down as Sam whacked a kimura on.
3.37: Jeremy’s arm was free.
3.26: They were upright and banging.
2.49: Stout resumed leg-kicking and the sparring continued.
1.08: Stout repelled a takedown attempt.
0.29: Stevens tagged Stout with a solid left hook after absorbing a series of inner and outer leg kicks.  Both men failed with spinning back-fists before the round closed.

Round Three
Play resumed briefly until Mario Yamasaki called time out due to Jeremy’s copping one in the trophy room.
4.45: Jeremy came out kicking at Sam’s legs and body.  The toe-to-toe continued with neither man backing down.
2.38: Stout hammered Stevens with a huge leg kick.  He went after him like a bull at a gate and knocked Stevens down, then g’n’ped from the guard.
1.44: Stout stood and ordered Stevens up.
1.13: Stevens leapt in with a knee to the body.
0.17: He scored a takedown and Stout bounced back to his feet.
This was a great match and could have gone either way.

Result: Jeremy Stephens by split decision.

Joe Doerksen (6’0” 185) vs. Tom Lawlor (6’0” 185)
Middleweight
Referee: Yves Lavigne

Round One
These guys didn’t need any cranking up.
4.57: Joe body-kicked and Tom (southpaw) fired off a fist combo before Joe clinched and attacked with knees, then broke free.  Tom favored his knuckles whilst Joe mixed knees, kicks and fists into the brew.
4.00: Tom landed a powerful overhand right but Joe wore it and retaliated with a high kick.
3.19: Doerksen dished out more kicks and punches; however Lawlor downed Doerksen and followed him to the floor.
3.02: Doerksen was back up and hot in pursuit.
2.35: He looked to be in trouble as Lawlor unleashed a volley of punches.  Somehow Joe weathered the storm as both men ran low on gas after the frantic pace of the opening five.
 

Round Two
They came out smokin’ – Tom letting his fists fly and punctuating his knuckles with strong kicks.  But Joe’s kicks were like crowbars and even when Tom blocked Joe’s kicks, they were still punishing him.  This was an amazing shootout.
3.04: Tom seized Joe’s left kick and attempted to sweep the right leg, but Joe scrambled and locked in a deep RNC.
 

Result: Joe Doerksen by RNC – 2.10, Round Two.

Josh Koscheck (5’10” 170) vs. Paul Daley (5’9” 170)
Welterweight
Referee: Dan Miragliotta

Round One
Paul immediately attacked with a leaping knee that Josh saw coming.
4.29: Paul body-punched and followed with jabs.
4.04: Josh shot out Paul’s lead leg, Paul climbed up in the clinch, and Josh took him back down.
2.01: Koshcheck took Daley’s back.
1.01: Koscheck looked for a RNC.
0.52: Daley shrugged off the submission and went to knee the downed Koscheck before apparently aborting the strike.  Koscheck went down anyway, claiming he’d been illegally kneed and Dan Miragliotta deducted a point from Daley.  However, the replay clearly showed Koscheck was not struck.
0.18: Josh seized Paul’s lead leg and Paul avoided the takedown.
During the break, Dan announced that Josh was not struck by Paul and the penalty deduction was scrapped; however Josh was not penalized for taking a dive or for stalling.
 

Round Two
4.45: They traded before Koscheck shot for Daley’s legs and got the takedown and side control.
3.33: Daley had Koscheck in half guard.
2.14: Very little was achieved on the ground as Dan called for them to get going, but the bout remained pretty much in stalemate mode.
1.11: Josh got Paul’s back; however Paul prevented him from capitalizing.  Dan threatened to stand them up, but didn’t, and boos came from the crowd.
 

Round Three
Daley tried to line Koscheck up for a big hit, but was taken down by Koscheck at 3.31.
2.12: Josh mounted Paul although little was achieved and another stalemate occurred.
0.56: Paul had Josh in half guard.
The hooter sounded and Daley jobbed Koscheck, which was probably payback after Koscheck tried to fleece him of a point, and due to the frustration of having their bout stalemated.  The crowd booed when Koscheck’s hand was raised.
MMA is still the world’s fastest growing sport, but fans will eventually tire of watching ‘fighters’ evade their opponents for five rounds, as we’ve seen in the past, and grow weary of sitting through ‘fights’ being shut down.
 

Result: Josh Koscheck by unanimous decision.

Shogun Rua (6’1” 205) vs. Lyoto Machida (6’1” 205)
Light Heavyweight Title
Referee: Yves Lavigne

Round One
This title match is set for five rounds, but after their first meeting there’s no way Shogun is going to let this one go to the judges.
Lyoto starts off in southpaw stance and Shogun immediately kicks his lead leg.
4.45: Shogun leg-kicks; however Lyoto is expecting Shogun to focus on leg kicks after their last encounter, and retaliates with a straight left.
4.40: Machida switches to orthodox stance.
4.14: He moves in, they clash, and Rua punishes Machida with another leg kick.
4.07: Rua comes after his opponent and the evasive Machida has trouble dodging Rua’s blazing hands.
3.41: Shogun chases down Lyoto but slips in the process.  Lyoto uses the slip to latch onto Shogun and takes him down, then grabs half guard.
3.12: They scramble to their feet, clinched.
3.10: Shogun has Lyoto pressed into the cage and targets his thighs with knees before they break free.
2.52: Rua rushes Machida whilst scoring with a salvo of fists and rattles Machida via a right hand.
2.44: They clinch and Machida sweeps Rua.
2.12: Rua stands, but cops a knee to the midsection.  He has Machida’s back imbedded in the fence and recommences his knee strikes to the thighs.
1.52: They separate.
1.38: Lyoto knees to the body and Shogun counters with an overhand right a la Fedor vs. Arlovski.  Shogun moves in with g’n’p, but it’s just a formality.
 

Result: Shogun Rua by KO – 3.35, Round One.

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