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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Saplin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saplin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Invincible. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Saplin!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saplin wants to clinch
and Machida counters with a right hand to the body.
Machida scores with a jab to the body.
Machida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Machida throws a leg kick but Saplin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Machida lands a nice shot to the body.
Saplin looks gassed!
No joy there for Machida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saplin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Machida is fending him off so far but Saplin persists. Nope, Machida circles away and we're back to standing.
Machida cracks a nice hook into Saplin's ribs.
Machida misses with a body shot.
Machida throws a shot to the body.
Saplin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good shot there by Machida.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida rushes Saplin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Machida tries to circle away but Saplin has him pinned against the cage.
Machida leaning his opponent against the cage.
Saplin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saplins head.
Machida digs a right hand into Saplin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saplin's gas tank.
Saplin blocks an elbow strike.
Machida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Machida dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Machida lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Marcus Saplin has been cut.
Machida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Machida tries to break free but Saplin pushes him back against the cage.
Machida is trying to stall.
Machida missing with knees to the body.
Machida avoiding damage.
Saplin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saplin avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Machida leaning his opponent against the cage.
Saplin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Machida stalling against the cage.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Machida lands a body shot.
Machida leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lyoto Machida.
A decent looking cross lands there for Machida.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Machida stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Machida misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saplin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Machida. Machida obviously looking to wear him down.
Saplin tries to keep at a distance but Machida has taken the fight into the clinch.
Machida is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Machida prevents the takedown attempt.
Lyoto Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Saplin.
Machida scores with a shot to the side of Saplin's head.
Machida pushes Saplin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Saplin blocks the elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Machida - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Saplin blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saplin tries to score a body lock takedown but Machida shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Machida.
Machida misses with some punches.
Machida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saplin backwards.
A short right from Machida on the inside.
Machida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machida gets underhooks to prevent Saplin's takedown attempt.
Machida avoiding damage.
Machida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saplin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saplin avoids the elbow strike from Machida, against the cage.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machida is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Saplin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Machida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Machida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machida jabs at Saplin's body.
Saplin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Machida connects with a body shot.
Saplin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saplin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Machida.
Machida jabs Saplin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Machida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saplin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Machida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Machida is looking to wear down Saplin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Machida thuds a left hand into Saplin's body.
Saplin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saplin is breathing heavily.
Machida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida scores with a jab. Saplin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Machida throws a series of punches but Saplin avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Machida.
Saplin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Machida cracks the inside of Saplin's front leg.
Saplin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Machida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lyoto Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machida connects with a body shot that sends Saplin's belly button to the back.
Machida connects with a body shot that sends Saplin's belly button to the back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Machida.
Machida has taken the fight to the clinch.
Machida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saplins head.
Saplin avoids a wild elbow strike from Machida.
Machida stalling against the cage.
Machida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to land knees in the clinch but Saplin avoids the damage to the body.
Machida lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Machida pushes Saplin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saplin blocks an elbow strike from Machida.
Machida holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Machida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machida lands a slapping body shot.
Marcus Saplin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida misses with an attempted mid kick.
Machida displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Machida lands a slapping body shot.
Saplin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machida.
Nice takedown defense from Machida. No joy for Saplin on that attempt.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saplin moves away.
Machida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saplin.
Machida lands a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machida.
A decent looking cross lands there for Machida.
Machida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saplin manages to avoid it.
Machida throws a body punch but Saplin moves out of range.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Saplin is just out of range.
Machida slaps away a takedown attempt from Saplin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Machida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Machida's corner calls for a 1-2. Machida obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saplin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Machida misses with a body kick.
Machida scoring well with a low kick there.
Saplin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Machida.
Machida misses with a body shot.
Saplin tries to move into range but Machida moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Machida throws a right and a left that Saplin avoids nicely.
Machida misses with a low kick.
Machida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saplin keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Machida as Saplin shoots in.
Lyoto Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Saplin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Machida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saplin can do to turn this around?
Machida thumps Saplin with a low kick.
Saplin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Machida scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saplin doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Saplin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Machida throws a shot to the body.
Machida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saplin's calf.
Machida is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheers as Machida lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saplin doesn't seem phased though.
Machida jabs at Saplin's body.
Machida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Machida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saplin avoids the body shot from Machida.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Machida.
Machida throws a body punch but Saplin moves out of range.
Lyoto Machida is winning the standup battle so far.
Machida connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Saplin.
Machida feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saplins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Saplin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Machida is looking to slow Saplin down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a shot to the body.
Saplin walks into a stiff left hand from Machida.
Saplin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Machida connects with the punch.
Machida lands a nice looking body shot.
Machida digs a good hook to Saplin's body.
Saplin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Machida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saplin manages to avoid it.
Machida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saplin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Machida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saplin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saplin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machida.
Machida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saplin's calf.
Machida lands with a straight right. Saplin didn't see that one coming.
Machida connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saplin. Saplin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Machida works Saplin's body with a nice hook.
Machida lets loose with a powerful body kick. Saplin will feel that in the morning.
Machida lands a nice looking body kick.
Saplin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida connects with a body shot that sends Saplin's belly button to the back.
Jab by Machida.
Machida jabs Saplin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Machida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saplin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Saplin drops his hands momentarily and Machida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saplin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saplin moves away.
Machida digs a good hook to Saplin's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Machida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Machida thows a body shot but no joy.
Saplin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saplin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Machida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Machida lands with a nice body punch.
Machida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machida.
Saplin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Saplin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Saplin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saplin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Machida takes a swing at Saplin's ribcage but misses.
Machida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saplin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Machida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saplin has a takedown stuffed.
Machida pushes Saplin away with a front kick.
Saplin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Machida scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Machida connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good exchange - Machida coming out on top.
Saplin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Machida.
Machida connects with a single shot there.
Marcus Saplin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Machida stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saplin has a takedown stuffed.
Lyoto Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Saplin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Machida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Machida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Machida has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Machida!
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