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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and el giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). el giant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, el giant!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Machida.
giant looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Machida fails with a takedown attempt.
giant tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
giant tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida tries for a takedown but giant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
giant misses with a low kick.
Machida looks for a takedown but giant sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. giant tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Machida is in giant's guard.
Machida scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Machida trying to control the position from guard on top but giant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machida throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida stops giant from standing up.
Machida working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Machida lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Machida works over giant with some ground and pound from guard.
Machida is in close to giant's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Machida postures up and lands a big shot to giant's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machida lands a couple of elbows.
giant has momentary wrist control but Machida slips an elbow through the middle.
Machida wants to control from the top but giant keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Machida controls from within his opponent's guard.
giant is looking to stand up but Machida isn't so interested in that idea.
Machida keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of giant's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Machida has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Machida.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Machida.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Machida. 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 throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around giant's waist but giant gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Machida off to one side.
giant is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida misses with a takedown attempt - giant sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Machida shoots in looking for a takedown. giant tries to sprawl out of it but Machida keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. giant manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lyoto Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
giant throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Machida tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but giant swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from giant. No joy for Machida on that attempt.
Machida shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Machida has a takedown stuffed.
Machida lands a lovely overhand right.
giant throws a lazy head kick
and Machida counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
giant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Machida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Machida trying to control from half guard but giant is working away.
Machida controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
giant is not content to let Machida control the position.
Machida works his foot free and advances to mount.
Machida is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. giant can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands with some strikes.
Machida unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Machida.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machida punishing his opponent with strikes.
giant is in a horrible position here. Machida smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Machida looking to finish giant with some ground and pound. This is bad for giant!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Machida scores with a spinning back kick!
Machida shoots in for a takedown but giant shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Machida lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Machida closes the distance and clinches up with giant, looking for a takedown. Machida pushes giant against the cage but giant circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Machida shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. giant manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Machida keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of giant's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida postures up and lands a big shot to giant's brow.
Machida chips away with some ground and pound.
giant keeping moving, preventing Machida from controlling successfully.
Machida landing with the ground and pound.
Machida lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Machida lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
giant being controlled here, momentarily.
Machida scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Machida stands up from giant's guard - Machida perhaps looking for a knockout.
A punch combination from Machida misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida dives in and grabs giant's left leg, looking for a takedown. giant pushes down on Machida's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Machida.
Lyoto Machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Horrible takedown by Machida or perhaps it was just good defense by giant which made him look bad.
Machida fails to land the takedown.
Machida scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Machida shoots in for a takedown but giant shows good takedown defense.
Machida looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Machida lands a nice short elbow.
giant wants to stand back up but Machida manages to pass into side control.
el giant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Machida advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Machida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Machida, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
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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