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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Machida's choice of entrance music: Take your shirt off. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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185 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Machida was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Machida controlling from mount.
Bader tries to hold on but Machida postures up.
Machida looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bader tries to hold on but Machida pushes him away.
Machida controlling the position easily from mount.
Bader looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bader holds on for dear life, controlling Machida's posture momentarily.
Bader is squirming around, avoiding Machida's attempts to control the action.
Bader is looking to get to half guard.
Machida avoids the attempt from Bader to control.
Bader is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bader is wriggling around trying to escape.
Machida looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bader tries to lock up and control but Machida gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bader is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Machida controlling the pace for now.
Machida's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader is trying desperately to improve position.
Bader tries to hold on but Machida pushes him away.
Bader is looking to improve his position but Machida isn't that keen on the idea.
Bader tries to lock up and control but Machida gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Machida prevents Bader from getting the reversal.
Bader wants to hold on but Machida pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bader is trying desperately to improve position.
Bader is working hard here to advance position.
Machida in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Machida with the ground and pound from mount.
Bader tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bader is squirming around, avoiding Machida's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Machida content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that round.
That's time! Bader's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bader with a lazy takedown attempt
and Machida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bader tries to score a body lock takedown but Machida shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Machida stalling against the cage.
Machida prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Bader. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bader.
Machida gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bader.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Machida.
Machida is working for takedown but Bader is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Machida fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Machida has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bader uses from the top position.
Machida trying to keep a closed guard but Bader is proving a slippery customer.
Bader wants to stand and escape but instead Machida has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bader is trying to keep Machida in close.
Machida wants to control from the top but Bader keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Machida is now in half guard.
Bader trying to control but Machida postures up.
Bader is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Machida jumps into side control!
Bader is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bader tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Machida wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Machida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bader keeps working.
Bader is trying to control Machida's posture but Machida avoids it.
Bader is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Machida's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bader is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machida is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bader is in a horrible position here. Machida smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bader shoots and misses
and Machida counters by clinching up.
Machida manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bader throws and elbow that misses. Machida uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bader's guard. Nice move by Machida!
Bader is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bader has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Machida is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bader.
Machida happy to just control the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Bader's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bader on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bader tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Bader's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Machida tries to score with some ground and pound. Bader controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Machida wants to control but Bader is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bader gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Machida counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Machida not doing much here.
Machida throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bader is controlling Machida's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Machida perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bader is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Machida pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida is trying to control the action in half guard but Bader is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Machida performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bader trying to hold on to Machida's head to control him but Machida postures up.
Machida controlling the pace.
Bader manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Machida content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bader trying to control the position.
Machida controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bader working a defensive guard here.
Bader striking off his back but it's not causing Machida any problems.
Ryan Bader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lyoto Machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machida slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Machida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Machida 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Machida!
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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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