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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida's entrance music is Linkin Park - Bleed It Out. A fine choice. On his way into the ring it seems that Lyoto Machida has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lyoto Machida seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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21
201 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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189 cm
33
205 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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 London, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral drops Machida with a nice combination! Sobral dives into Machida's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Lyoto Machida has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Machida has a closed guard, preventing Sobral from standing up.
Sobral stands up from Machida's guard - Sobral perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sobral misses with a few strikes there.
Machida is looking to clinch but Sobral is avoiding it.
Sobral clobbers Machida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Machida's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sobral connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Machida scrambles back to his feet.
Sobral swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
Sobral avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sobral looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Machida is looking to clinch but Sobral is avoiding it.
Machida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Machida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Machida - that landed with a thud.
Sobral wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sobral on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sobral is defending well for now.
Machida keeps control of Sobral as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Sobral's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sobral is trying to break the clinch but Machida is controlling him.
Machida tries to land knees in the clinch but Sobral avoids the damage to the body.
Machida unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sobral lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Machida scores with a knee to the head.
Sobral looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sobral tries to circle away but Machida has him pinned against the ropes.
Sobral is trying to break the clinch but Machida has him pressed against the ropes.
Machida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sobral's efforts to push away.
Sobral drops down looking for an ankle pick but Machida pulls his leg out and moves away.
Machida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobral throws a right hand that Machida ducks under and follows up with a left that Machida also avoids with ease.
Machida tries to clinch but Sobral moves away
and Sobral counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sobral jabs at Machida's body.
Sloppy strikes from Sobral. Those never looked like landing.
Sobral lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sobral pushes Machida up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sobral has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Sobral working hard to break the clinch.
Sobral wants to get back to striking at distance but Machida won't allow it.
Machida lands a damaging elbow.
Sobral wants a takedown.
Machida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral is trying to pull guard but Machida turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Lyoto Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Sobral.
Sobral is trying to push Machida away but Machida has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sobral is trying to break the clinch but Machida has him pressed against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Machida.
Sobral looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sobral is trying to force a seperation but Machida has the dominant position.
Sobral is looking to break free of the clinch but Machida has double underhooks.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machida tries to clinch there but Sobral circles away.
Machida wants to clinch up but Sobral keeps it at a distance.
Machida tries to clinch but Sobral moves away
and Sobral counters with a head kick.
Lyoto Machida's cut is getting worse.
Machida tries to clinch but Sobral moves out of range.
Sobral throws a head kick that misses.
Machida tries to clinch there but Sobral circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sobral.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobral chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Sobral circles away.
Sobral sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Machida to the ground! Sobral dives into full mount looking to finish!
Machida is rocked!
Sobral controlling from the full mount.
Oh Machida is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sobral is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Sobral dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Sobral misses with a wild combination.
Machida seems to have got his legs back now.
Machida darts in and clinches Sobral up against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobral wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machida prevents Sobral from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sobral's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Machida is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Machida gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sobral.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Sobral dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lyoto Machida's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobral moves away.
Lyoto Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
Machida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machida dodges the punch combination from Sobral.
Sobral ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lyoto Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida tries to clinch up but Sobral circles away and keeps his distance.
Sobral dips to his left and cracks Machida with an uppercut!
Sobral lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Machida sprawling to the canvas. Sobral follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Machida hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida is trying to get back to full guard.
Sobral decides to return to a standing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sobral fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lyoto Machida's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sobral is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Machida hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Renato Sobral!
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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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