Post by The Sandmen on Mar 15, 2018 0:37:36 GMT -5
Lyoto Machida is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Wanderlei Silva doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Lyoto Machida comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Wanderlei wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Wanderlei moves forward and holds Lyoto
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto tries to take Wanderlei Silva down... Wanderlei stumbles backwards and Lyoto Machida launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Wanderlei's jaw!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lyoto struggles and launches a few punches to Wanderlei's head
Those punches are hitting! Wanderlei covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Lyoto Machida embrace and tries to move away...
Lyoto Machida pushes Wanderlei forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lyoto Machida fakes a punch to Wanderlei Silva ribs and the tries to trip him
Wanderlei Silva loses balance and goes to the ground
Lyoto Machida is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Lyoto is in closed guard... Wanderlei tries to roll on the ground!
Lyoto Machida uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Lyoto Machida is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Lyoto is in closed guard... Wanderlei tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Lyoto Machida!
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Lyoto Machida
Wanderlei looks to be in very good shape.
Wanderlei fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Lyoto Machida's arm and tries an armbar!
Lyoto hold his own hand and breaks Wanderlei's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Wanderlei Silva.
Lyoto Machida is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to Lyoto's cheek from the guard.
Lyoto Machida uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Lyoto Machida looks to counter!
Lyoto Machida looks to pass to mount...
Lyoto slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Wanderlei Silva.
Lyoto Machida is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei measures the resilience of Lyoto's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Lyoto blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Lyoto Machida is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Lyoto catch Wanderlei Silva's right arm and tries a kimura
Wanderlei Silva holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Poorly executed technique. Wanderlei Silva looks to counter!
Wanderlei measures the resilience of Lyoto's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Lyoto blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Lyoto Machida is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva tries to roll to his side and trap Lyoto Machida in his guard...
Lyoto Machida keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Lyoto Machida is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva tries to roll to his side and trap Lyoto Machida in his guard...
Lyoto Machida keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Wanderlei tries to grapple
Lyoto moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Wanderlei decides to launch some tentative punches
Lyoto Machida takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Inside leg kick from Wanderlei
that goes awry.
Lyoto is trying to counter now!
Wanderlei launches a kick
but Lyoto Machida avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Wanderlei is holding Lyoto Machida's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Lyoto Machida shows great balance while pushing away Wanderlei Silva
A furious flurry of punches from Wanderlei Silva
just misses Lyoto.
Lyoto tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Lyoto dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Wanderlei from the ground!
Lyoto looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Wanderlei Silva's punches
Wanderlei is on the receiving end of a great combo by Lyoto.
Wanderlei Silva attempts a sweep single...
Lyoto Machida was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Lyoto leads with a punch
Wanderlei Silva evades but whiffs with a counter.
Lyoto is trying to counter now!
Lyoto launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Wanderlei!
Lyoto is holding Wanderlei Silva's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Wanderlei Silva loses balance and goes to the ground.
He hit him so hard Wanderlei Silva has broken his hand
Winner is Lyoto Machida by TKO (Injury - Broken hand) at 3:52 Round 1
Statistics: Lyoto Machida
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/6 (50%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 85 s
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 0/10 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 85 s
Dang.
Wanderlei Silva doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Lyoto Machida comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Wanderlei wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Wanderlei moves forward and holds Lyoto
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto tries to take Wanderlei Silva down... Wanderlei stumbles backwards and Lyoto Machida launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Wanderlei's jaw!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lyoto struggles and launches a few punches to Wanderlei's head
Those punches are hitting! Wanderlei covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Lyoto Machida embrace and tries to move away...
Lyoto Machida pushes Wanderlei forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lyoto Machida fakes a punch to Wanderlei Silva ribs and the tries to trip him
Wanderlei Silva loses balance and goes to the ground
Lyoto Machida is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Lyoto is in closed guard... Wanderlei tries to roll on the ground!
Lyoto Machida uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Lyoto Machida is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Lyoto is in closed guard... Wanderlei tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Lyoto Machida!
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Lyoto Machida
Wanderlei looks to be in very good shape.
Wanderlei fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Lyoto Machida's arm and tries an armbar!
Lyoto hold his own hand and breaks Wanderlei's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Wanderlei Silva.
Lyoto Machida is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to Lyoto's cheek from the guard.
Lyoto Machida uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Lyoto Machida looks to counter!
Lyoto Machida looks to pass to mount...
Lyoto slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Wanderlei Silva.
Lyoto Machida is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei measures the resilience of Lyoto's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Lyoto blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Lyoto Machida is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Lyoto catch Wanderlei Silva's right arm and tries a kimura
Wanderlei Silva holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Poorly executed technique. Wanderlei Silva looks to counter!
Wanderlei measures the resilience of Lyoto's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Lyoto blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Lyoto Machida is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva tries to roll to his side and trap Lyoto Machida in his guard...
Lyoto Machida keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Lyoto Machida is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva tries to roll to his side and trap Lyoto Machida in his guard...
Lyoto Machida keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Wanderlei tries to grapple
Lyoto moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Wanderlei decides to launch some tentative punches
Lyoto Machida takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Inside leg kick from Wanderlei
that goes awry.
Lyoto is trying to counter now!
Wanderlei launches a kick
but Lyoto Machida avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Wanderlei is holding Lyoto Machida's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Lyoto Machida shows great balance while pushing away Wanderlei Silva
A furious flurry of punches from Wanderlei Silva
just misses Lyoto.
Lyoto tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Lyoto dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Wanderlei from the ground!
Lyoto looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Wanderlei Silva's punches
Wanderlei is on the receiving end of a great combo by Lyoto.
Wanderlei Silva attempts a sweep single...
Lyoto Machida was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Lyoto leads with a punch
Wanderlei Silva evades but whiffs with a counter.
Lyoto is trying to counter now!
Lyoto launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Wanderlei!
Lyoto is holding Wanderlei Silva's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Wanderlei Silva loses balance and goes to the ground.
He hit him so hard Wanderlei Silva has broken his hand
Winner is Lyoto Machida by TKO (Injury - Broken hand) at 3:52 Round 1
Statistics: Lyoto Machida
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/6 (50%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 85 s
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 0/10 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 85 s
Dang.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!