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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
Machida takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Morgan swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Machida.
Machida takes one on the button.
Machida keeps the fight on the outside.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
Machida throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Morgan was covering up waiting for the punch and Machida finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Morgan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Machida postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida is working Morgan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morgan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Machida manages to get himself to full guard.
Morgan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Machida is on top in guard.
Morgan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Machida stops Morgan from standing up.
Machida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morgan looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet but Machida passes into half guard.
Still in half guard, Machida seems content to control.
Morgan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morgan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Machida is now in half guard.
Morgan trying to get back to full guard but Machida takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Morgan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Morgan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Machida content just to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Machida fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Machida unloading with bombs!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Machida content just to control the position here.
Morgan is desperately trying to improve his position but Machida has a good base and remains in mount.
Machida landing strikes from the mount and Morgan is in trouble!
Morgan tries to reverse the position but Machida maintains control.
Machida controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Machida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Morgan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida avoids the attempt from Morgan to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Machida connects with a body shot.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Donk. Machida catches Morgan right on the button with a cross.
Morgan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Machida on the side of the head.
Machida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Machida's head but Machida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machida tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan misses with a hook.
A big right from Morgan misses.
Machida lands a head shot.
Machida looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Morgan misses with a hook to the body
and Machida counters with a nice uppercut.
Machida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Machida.
Machida's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Machida is stalling here.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machida's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machida.
Machida gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Morgan regains guard.
Machida stays in close to Morgan's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan is trying to keep Machida in close.
Machida is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Morgan is looking to stand up but Machida isn't so interested in that idea.
Machida controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Machida desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Morgan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Machida manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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.
Morgan trying to control but Machida is working from the bottom.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Machida keeps moving.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Machida jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Machida moves out of range of the strikes.
Morgan throws a hook but Machida avoids it easily.
Machida walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Machida defending well as Morgan loads up on a big left hand.
Morgan lands a nice shot that snaps Machida's head back.
Morgan lands with a shot to the body.
Machida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
Machida jabs at Morgan's body.
Machida scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Morgan tries to move into range but Machida moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Machida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Morgan works over Machida's head and body with a nice combination.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Morgan misses with a leg kick
and Machida counters with a right hand to the body.
Machida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morgan.
Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Good shot there by Machida.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machida.
Machida lands a right hook to the body.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a body shot.
Morgan lands a shot to the body.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machida has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morgan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Machida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morgan misses with some punches.
Machida throws an elbow but it misses.
Machida works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Machida trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan is looking to stand up but Machida isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Machida is stalling in the full guard.
Machida looking to pass the guard.
Morgan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Machida from controlling successfully.
Morgan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Machida is controlling him.
Machida postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morgan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morgan throws a leg kick
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
Morgan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Machida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan connects with a right hand. Machida shakes it off.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Morgan throws the left hand but Machida avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Machida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan throws a leg kick
and Machida counters with a two punch combo.
Morgan misses with a hook to the body
and Machida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Machida, right into the meat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Machida.
Morgan misses with a jab to the body
and Machida counters with an outside leg kick.
Machida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Machida avoids nicely.
Machida misses with a two punch combination.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lyoto Machida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan tries to clinch but Machida moves away
and Machida counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Morgan!
Morgan wants to control but Machida is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida controlling the position easily from mount.
Machida with a couple of short strikes.
Morgan regains half guard.
Machida wants to take a breather but Morgan is having none of it.
Machida prevents Morgan from standing back up.
Machida is nestled in close to Morgan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Machida prevents Morgan from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Machida seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida stops Morgan from getting back to his feet.
Machida content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Machida stalling away here and it's allowed Morgan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Machida is one step ahead there.
Machida throws and elbow that misses. Morgan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Machida's guard. Nice move by Morgan!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Machida can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control but Machida is working from the bottom.
Machida has control of Morgan's left arm, preventing Morgan from doing any damage.
Morgan content to stall in guard here.
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.
Morgan looking to sit in guard and control but Machida gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Machida trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machida sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Machida wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machida throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Machida misses with a low kick.
Morgan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Machida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Machida closes the distance and clinches.
Machida blocking some punches.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machida digs a right hand into Morgan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morgan's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Machida.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machida tries for a takedown. No joy.
Machida is pushing Morgan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Morgan - that landed with a thud.
Machida slowing the pace effectively.
Machida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machida.
Stalling in the clinch from Machida.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machida prevents a body shot from Morgan.
Machida slowing the pace effectively.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Machida just leaning against Morgan, taking a breather.
Machida is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Machida.
The referee calls for Machida to work.
Morgan tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Machida.
Machida is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida blocking some punches.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machida.
Machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machida is stalling here.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Machida prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.
Come on Machida - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Morgan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Machida.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike.
Machida digs a right hand underneath Morgan's ribcage. Morgan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Machida digs a right hand underneath Morgan's ribcage. Morgan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dexter Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morgan as Machida tries to tie him up.
Come on Machida - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for Machida.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morgan misses with some punches.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machida lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lyoto Machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch but Machida keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
Machida has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Morgan.
Machida is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Morgan can't fight it off and eventually Machida manages to take the fight to the floor. Morgan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Machida slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Machida postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 45:50
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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