Watch: Chinzo Machida lands killer right hand for comeback TKO
The population of the shadow realm increased. #Bellator170 pic.twitter.com/oW17Z679be
— Josh Evanoff (@kwfbrand) January 22, 2017
Chinzo Machida snatched victory from the jaws of defeat on Saturday.
The brother of UFC star Lyoto Machida, Chinzo wasn't having much luck with his family's famed karate techniques against the gritty Jamar Ocampo at Bellator 170. Ocampo's wrestling all but neutralized Machida for the first two rounds, but the Brazilian managed to land a precision right hand in Round 3 that changed the complexion of the fight.
Machida followed up with strikes to force the stoppage with just over a minute remaining in the fight. Making the finish more extraordinary is the fact that he was down on two of the three scorecards heading into the final frame:
#Bellator170: Chinzo Machida was losing on two of the official scorecards before he scored the third-round knockout: pic.twitter.com/DFc8gYNB7Q
— Mike Fridley (@mikefridley) January 22, 2017
The older Machida has now won four straight fights, with three of those wins coming by way of knockout.
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