UFC 129 Results: Lyoto Machida Clouts Randy Couture

by Nate Wilcox on Apr 30, 2011 10:29 PM EDT in UFC Event

Lyoto Machida knocked out MMA legend Randy Couture with a brutal flying front kick at 1:05 of the second round at UFC 129: St. Pierre vs Shields.

Machida credited his father and Steven Seagal for teaching him the kick after the fight. Machida trains with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva who credited Steven Seagal with teaching him the front kick he used to KO Vitor Belfort at UFC 126.

Machida came in throwing a lot of feints but mixing in some straight punches that tagged Couture. Couture landed a big shot but ate a hard counter. Machida got Couture with an uppercut in the clinch. 1-2 from Machida led to a retreating right hook as he spun away from a slowly advancing Couture. Machida landed a knee to the body and then managed to escape from the clinch of a determined Couture. Couture went for a body lock and Machida fought it off. Machida landed a body kick then switched stances. Another hard knee to Couture's body off a shot attempt.

Machida opened the second firing straight punches in bunches then stuffing Couture's sprawl.

Couture, a former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion, came into this fight after a series of interviews in which he insisted this would be his final fight in the UFC. He last fought at UFC 118, beating pro-boxer James Toney in a one-sided bout.

Machida came into the fight in desperate need of a win. Since beating Rashad Evans to take the UFC title, he's gong 1-2, with the sole win -- a decision over Mauricio Rua at UFC 104 -- being a very controversial one that many fans thought he lost.

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Fucking Steven Seagal. Here we go again.

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by Kaleb Kelchner on Apr 30, 2011 10:31 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs

The greatest non-ufc fighter of all time

by Brandon Starr on Apr 30, 2011 10:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Greatest teacher ever!

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters

by 49er16 on Apr 30, 2011 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions

I can’t believe he thanked him in the post fight. I threw up in my mouth a little.

by kp82 on Apr 30, 2011 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I wish you'd post here more.

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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 30, 2011 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I miss WRK...

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by RolloTomasi on Apr 30, 2011 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions

My entire post @ WKR would simply be...

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by Kaleb Kelchner on May 1, 2011 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm stuck studying for fucking finals and am missing all this action.

Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck

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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 30, 2011 10:33 PM EDT reply actions

Where's the GIF?!

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by Snatchl on Apr 30, 2011 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Looked like this

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters

by 49er16 on Apr 30, 2011 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions

But better.

Lyoto jumped in the air and did it.

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by RolloTomasi on Apr 30, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions

with a fake in there

lyoto’s was better than silva’s

by Jaxxen77 on Apr 30, 2011 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Holllyyyyy Shheeeeeettttttttt!!!!!!!

by MMAussie on Apr 30, 2011 10:33 PM EDT reply actions

Alright it's official

Steven Seagal just killed two legends.

by elmojo on Apr 30, 2011 10:36 PM EDT reply actions

as a kid i used to think van damme was stronger than seagal, but he has definately proven to me that i was wrong and foolish.

by elmojo on Apr 30, 2011 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions

couture got "seagal'd"

lol

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by Bonedoctor on Apr 30, 2011 10:37 PM EDT reply actions

Now its official

Xtreme Couture fears any variation of the front kick and the Machida Era is back.

by BrothaDarkness on Apr 30, 2011 10:37 PM EDT reply actions

Where's the GIF!!!???

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by Snatchl on Apr 30, 2011 10:37 PM EDT reply actions

Wow, it was exactly the same =o

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by CasualMMAFan on Apr 30, 2011 10:39 PM EDT reply actions 6 recs

Ill be expecting some heads photoshopped into this gif asap

by kp82 on Apr 30, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions

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this!

by gabriezim on May 1, 2011 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions

hll

by Shaun32887 on Apr 30, 2011 10:40 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.

by RolloTomasi on Apr 30, 2011 10:40 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

what a bad ass

he definitely has redeemed himself from that horrible cop show

by elmojo on Apr 30, 2011 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Horrible?

You are wrong sir, it was fucking hilarious.

by Rammie on May 1, 2011 1:22 AM EDT up reply actions

holy crap

by Shaun32887 on Apr 30, 2011 10:41 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Seagal didn't teach him jack....

by BrothaDarkness on Apr 30, 2011 10:44 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Pic:

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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 30, 2011 10:46 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

So sick!

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by RolloTomasi on Apr 30, 2011 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Seagal'd

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters

by 49er16 on Apr 30, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Let's play

where’s Randy’s tooth in this photo?

by Jaxxen77 on Apr 30, 2011 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Wax-on wax-off Lyoto san!

by DrFernando on Apr 30, 2011 10:48 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

man that was crazy

"im a goddamn american jedi!!!!!!"

by Thugnificent91 on Apr 30, 2011 10:53 PM EDT reply actions

Here it is

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters

by 49er16 on Apr 30, 2011 10:56 PM EDT reply actions 12 recs

jus about to post that man it was beautiful

"im a goddamn american jedi!!!!!!"

by Thugnificent91 on Apr 30, 2011 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Wow

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by Snatchl on Apr 30, 2011 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions

ˆˆˆˆˆˆ

this!!!

by gabriezim on May 1, 2011 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions

he looked like he was also ready to do another kick if that failed

love machida, glad to see him winning again.. WAR DRAGON

by elmojo on May 1, 2011 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

stright up crane kick :D

Karate Kid is back!

by squaresphere on May 1, 2011 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions

TIMBERRRRRRRR!!!!

by pud333 on May 1, 2011 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions

that was definitely better than Anderson's

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by Orcus on May 1, 2011 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

no it wasn't

but it was awesome

by ecost on May 1, 2011 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions

I agree. He added a leaping element. +1!

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by Kwisatz Haderach on May 1, 2011 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions

just pure awesome

Turning Bat Shit into BatMan for 27 yrs

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by warren305 on May 1, 2011 2:11 AM EDT up reply actions

Seagal is like a greasy, shady version of Mr.Miyagi.

by DrFernando on Apr 30, 2011 10:58 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs

And fat. Don't forget fat.

Seagal is the Front Kick Buddha!

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by a tommy point on May 1, 2011 1:10 AM EDT up reply actions

its amazing how he moves like a dragon or snake lol irony

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by Thugnificent91 on Apr 30, 2011 11:15 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah I taught the Dragon that kick

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters

by 49er16 on Apr 30, 2011 11:21 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Segal and Silva look like some tools out of a Ben Stiller movie (Zoolander or Dodge ball).

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by frosty31 on Apr 30, 2011 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions

And the gut next to segal is even pointing at him like saying ‘yeah, he taught him that’

by Oneman on May 1, 2011 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions

That fucking hair!

Is that a hairpiece or does he just paint his head with leftover truck bed liner?

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by splint on May 1, 2011 7:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Somewhere Bela Lugosi is plotting revenge.

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by Kwisatz Haderach on May 1, 2011 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Man A. Silva can dress, gotdamn. That fit that he had on for that car ad was nice as well. UFC champ money can get you some nice digs I see.

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by SentientAndroid on May 2, 2011 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions

Real talk, where’s the guy that predicted a crane kick in the Seagal weigh-in pic post? I’d like to give that man a dollar.

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by Kaleb Kelchner on May 1, 2011 12:54 AM EDT reply actions

i was thinking of that too

when it played out

by gabriezim on May 1, 2011 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions

it was I

can you send it through PayPal? :p

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by Orcus on May 1, 2011 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions

You really predicted a cranekick?

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by TheFilt on May 1, 2011 1:11 AM EDT up reply actions

I just posted a pic of the Karate Kid

it was just a joke but it’s funny that it actually happened :p

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by Orcus on May 1, 2011 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs

Still awesome

"Run and tweet THAT, homeboy."

by TheFilt on May 1, 2011 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions

That’s just insane because it really happened and Lyoto said just that.

+1,000,000

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by TheFilt on May 1, 2011 1:22 AM EDT up reply actions

That’s great. On Dallas’ preview I quoted the “Get him a body bag” line in saying Lyoto was going to knock Randy out in the second. Just Karate Kid references being a natural for Lyoto, then he pulls THAT off! Amazing.

What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?

by Kwisatz Haderach on May 1, 2011 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Where is that tooth that Randy lost?

Anyone has an image of it, and any idea where it is now?

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by closetasfan on May 1, 2011 12:59 AM EDT reply actions

It’s probably been put back in his mouth by a dentist at this point.

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by toxic on May 1, 2011 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions

One of my favorite KO’s ever. If do right, no can defense!!!!!!!!!!

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by Kwisatz Haderach on May 1, 2011 1:16 AM EDT reply actions