Challenger Lyoto Machida did surprisingly well in the first round of the UFC 140 light heavyweight title fight against champion Jon Jones.
ROUND TWO: Referee "Big" John McCarthy is the official. Jones takes center cage. Jones firing and missing with kicks and punches. Machida dancing away from a variety of Jones strikes. Crowd is chanting "MA-CHI-DA MA-CHI-DA". Jones lands a leg kick. Misses a spinning attack. Jones fires a kick and Machida swarms with a flurry of punches. Jones tries to counter but mostly misses. Jones catches Machida with a hard right hand. Jones gets the take down. Jones lands a big elbow. Another. Machida is bleeding badly. Jones is looking for a front choke. Machida trying to stand up. Jones trying to take his back. The ref stops the action for a doctor to look at Machida's cut. They restart it in the clinch. They separate and Jones hurts Machida with a strike. Jones forces Machida up against the cage and gets a front choke. Machida is out. Jones drops him and Machida falls to the mat.
UFC 140 Results: Jon Jones defeats Lyoto Machida by submission at 4:26 of the second round.