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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Lei has chosen Closer as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
29 - 21 - 1 |
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190 cm
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225 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Lei!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lei throws an overhand right that lands on Machida's shoulder, as Machida tries to avoid the shot.
Lei lands a jab to the head.
Lei connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lei shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lei.
Good leg kick by Lei there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lei has Machida up against the cage in a clinch.
Machida tries to break free but Lei pushes him back against the cage.
Machida blocks an elbow strike.
Machida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lei has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machida.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lei - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machida.
Lei pushes off an throws an elbow but Machida leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lei with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lei holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Machida tries to break the clinch but Lei is controlling the position.
Machida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lei throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Lei to work.
Lei throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lei pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lei misses with a knee to the head.
Lei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Lyoto Machida has been cut.
Lei gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lei tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machida blocks the elbow strike.
Machida landing knees to the head.
Machida stalling in the clinch but Lei improves position.
Lei with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida is trying to force a seperation but Lei has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida wants to break free but Lei has control.
Lei is pushing Machida up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lei pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lei effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lei keeps control of Machida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Lei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lyoto Machida's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lei has Machida up against the cage in a clinch.
Machida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Machida wants to get back to striking at distance but Lei won't allow it.
Machida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Machida blocks an elbow strike.
Lei lands a good knee to the midsection. Machida won't want to take too many of those.
Lei using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Machida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Machida wants to break free but Lei has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machida's face.
Lei connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machida's face.
Lei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Machida blocks an elbow strike from Lei.
Machida tries to break free but Lei pushes him back against the cage.
Lei gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lei drops Machida with a big knee straight up the middle! Machida is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Machida is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida throws a head kick but Lei moves out of range.
Oh Machida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lei tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
Machida seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lei throws a lazy head kick
and Machida counters with a two punch combo.
Lei scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lei connects with a leg kick. Machida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lei.
Machida scores with a head kick.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Lei.
Lei moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lei throws an elbow but misses.
Machida blocks an elbow strike from Lei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lei throws an elbow but it misses.
Lei lands a knee to the head.
Lei avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Lei keeps control of Machida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lei prevents Machida from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lei.
Lei with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Machida blocks an elbow strike.
Louis Lei seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lei.
Machida has had enough of the clinch but Lei keeps him there for the moment.
Machida avoids the elbow strike from Lei, against the cage.
Lei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machida avoids it.
Machida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Machida.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Machida is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lei lands a big head kick that sends Machida tumbling to the mat! Lei takes a step backwards and waves Machida back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A head kick misses from Machida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Lei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lyoto Machida's cut.
That's time! Machida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lei misses with a two punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lei.
Lei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Lei misses.
Lei lands a big head kick that sends Machida tumbling to the mat! Lei takes a step backwards and waves Machida back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida checks a leg kick.
Louis Lei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida is looking to slow Lei down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Lei.
Machida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei blocks a head kick by Machida.
Lei throws a chopping leg kick but Machida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lei moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Machida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lei tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machida has had enough of the clinch but Lei keeps him there for the moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lei - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lei tries a knee to the head but Machida blocks it.
Machida tries to break the clinch but Lei is controlling the position.
Machida blocks the elbow strike.
Lei missing with knees to the body.
Lei misses with an elbow over the top.
Lei dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to break the clinch but Lei is controlling the position.
The referee calls for Lei to work.
Lei lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lei displaying some good clinch control by pressing Machida up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida wants to break free but Lei has control.
Lei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machida.
Lei has Machida pressed against the cage, preventing Machida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lei connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lei taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lei misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Lei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lei has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Lei!
After winning the bout, Louis Lei thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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