Lyoto Machida

[Edge Guerrero]

- Machida layed the smackdown with a body-kick in C.B. DOLLAWAY


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Lyoto Machida did his business in a little more than a minute.

Machida (22-5, 14-5 UFC) dispatched C.B. Dollaway with a vicious first-round body kick and a follow-up punching flurry, as he maintained his standing inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division in the UFC Fight Night “Machida vs. Dollaway” headliner on Saturday at the Jose Correa Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It was over 62 seconds after it began.

Dollaway (15-6, 9-6 UFC) tried unsuccessfully to circle away from danger. Machida closed the distance, slammed his shin into the Power MMA Team rep’s ribs and swarmed for the finish. His body short-circuited by pain, Dollaway had no means with which to defend himself.

Barao Submits Fatigued Gagnon


n the co-main event, former bantamweight champion Renan Barao rebounded from his first defeat in more than nine years, as he submitted Mitch Gagnon with a third-round arm-triangle choke. Gagnon (12-3, 4-2 UFC) tapped out 3:53 into round three, snapping his string of four straight victories.

Barao (33-2, 8-1 UFC) dropped the Canadian with a clean left hook in the first round and enjoyed some success with his kicks, but he allowed himself to be sucked into a series of clinches that slowed the fight to a crawl.

Late in the third, the 27-year-old Nova Uniao ace executed a takedown on the clearly fatigued Gagnon, climbed to mount and locked in the choke for the 23rd win in his last 24 appearances



Cummins Hands Carlos Jr. First Loss


Reign MMA export Patrick Cummins utilized repeated takedowns, steady ground-and-pound and excellent submission defense in taking a unanimous decision from Antonio Carlos Jr. in a featured battle at 205 pounds. Cummins (7-1, 3-1 UFC) swept the scorecards with identical 30-27 marks.

Cummins followed the rinse-and-repeat approach. A two-time NCAA All-American wrestler at Penn State University, he gradually chipped away at Carlos’ resolve with post-takedown punches, hammerfists, elbows and forearm strikes from top position, dodging attempted leg locks as he worked.

Cummins advanced to full mount on the fatigued Nova Uniao representative in the third round and then withstood a late surge from “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil” Season 3 winner. Carlos (4-1, 1-1 UFC) executed a belly-to-back suplex in the waning moments, moved to the American’s back and fished unsuccessfully for a rear-naked choke and armbar.

Magomedov Streak Reaches 11


Former M-1 Global champion Rashid Magomedov put away the previously unbeaten Elias Silverio with late third-round punches in a competitive lightweight showcase.

Magomedov (18-1, 3-0 UFC) forced the stoppage 4:57 into round three, scoring the latest finish in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s lightweight division.

Silverio (11-1, 3-1 UFC) had his moments -- he rattled the Dagestani standout with a left hook in the second round -- but was often limited to single strikes by his adversary’s active and effective counterattacks. Magomedov turned up the heat with his kicks as the fight deepened, zeroing in on the head, body and legs. With roughly 30 seconds remaining in round three, he leveled Silverio with a left hook, followed up with some savage ground-and-pound and polished off the Brazilian with a pair of right hands when he retreated to the cage.

Magomedov has won 11 fights in a row, five of them finishes.

Silva Choke Sleeps Rhodes



Former Jungle Fight champion Erick Silva rendered Roufusport’s Mike Rhodes unconscious with a first-round arm-triangle choke in their featured scrap at 170 pounds. The room went dark on Rhodes (6-4, 0-3 UFC) 75 seconds into round one, as the onetime Resurrection Fighting Alliance titleholder suffered his third consecutive defeat.

Silva (17-5, 5-4 UFC) struck for a single-leg takedown inside the first minute, dodged a loose guillotine attempt and slid into side control.

From there, the 30-year-old Brazilian worked into the arm-triangle and passed through mount to the other side. Rhodes did what he could to counter the effects of the maneuver, but Silva had cut off blood flow to the brain.

Finger Dislocation Gives Sarafian Anticlimactic Stoppage


“The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil” Season 1 finalist Daniel Sarafian earned a second-round technical knockout against Antonio dos Santos Jr. in a middleweight showcase after the Champion Team representative suffered an apparent finger dislocation. The end came 61 seconds into round two.

A replacement for the injured Dan Miller, dos Santos (6-2, 0-1 UFC) more than held his own. The 26-year-old countered a head kick from Sarafian with a ringing straight right hand that put the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt on his back in the first round.

Sarafian (9-5, 2-3 UFC) weathered the blow, returned to an upright position and proceeded to exchange wild haymakers with his fellow Brazilian.

Early in round two, dos Santos appeared to dislocate his left ring finger while the two middleweights traded punches. He popped the finger back in place, but because he had requested a pause in the match, referee Eduardo Herdy was forced to call for the stoppage.

[Edge Guerrero]

American Top Team’s Marcos Rogerio de Lima wiped out Igor Pokrajac with punches less than two minutes into the first round of their undercard clash at 205 pounds. Pokrajac (25-12, 4-7 UFC) met his end 1:59 into round one, as the 35-year-old Mirko Filipovic protégé suffered his third consecutive defeat.

De Lima (13-2-1, 2-0 UFC) invited a firefight, and the Croatian obliged. “Pezao” floored Pokrajac with a left hook during a wild exchange and followed it with a series of standing-to-ground jackhammers that forced referee Fernando Yamasaki to intervene. De Lima will carry a six-fight unbeaten streak into his next match.



Carneiro Choke Finishes Niinimaki


Intriguing Brazilian prospect Renato Carneiro submitted Tom Niinimaki with a second-round rear-naked choke in their preliminary featherweight duel. Niinimaki (21-8-1, 1-3 UFC) conceded defeat 3:30 into round two, as he was victimized by a rear-naked choke for the third time in as many fights.

The undefeated Carneiro (9-0-1, 1-0 UFC) carved up the Finnish featherweight on the feet, as he threw and landed and combination throughout what was a largely one-sided encounter.

“Moicano” countered beautifully, mixed in leg attacks and targeted the head and body with kicks. A two-punch combination spearheaded by a left hook wobbled Niinimaki and allowed Carneiro to assume top position and eventually achieve full mount. Soon after, the Constrictor Team export was on Niinimaki’s back with a body triangle. The choke came next, and Niinimaki had no choice but to tap.

A replacement for the injured Rony Mariano Bezerra, Carneiro has won four straight.

[Edge Guerrero]

UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS: HACRAN DIAS OUTPOINTS DARREN ELKINS TO SNAP TWO-FIGHT SKID



Hacran Dias may yet become a factor in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s featherweight division.

Repeated takedowns and an active top game carried Dias to a unanimous decision over Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night “Machida vs. Dollaway” on Saturday at the Jose Correa Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil. All three cageside judges scored it for Dias (22-3-1, 2-2 UFC): 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27.

Elkins (18-5, 7-4 UFC) seemed to be stuck in neutral for much of the match. Dias -- who entered the cage on a two-fight losing streak -- tagged him with intermittent power punches using both hands and delivered takedowns in all three rounds, showing little regard for the American wrestler’s grappling skills. Elkins made his move late in the third round, where Dias tired and left the door ajar. The Duneland Vale Tudo veteran took top position, advanced to the mounted crucifix, scored with unfettered punches and climbed to full mount in the closing seconds. However, the finish he needed did not materialize, leaving Dias to walk away with the victory.

Issa Neck Crank Submits Sasaki

Evolve MMA’s Leandro Issa submitted onetime Shooto Pacific Rim champion Yuta Sasaki with a second-round neck crank in an undercard clash at 135 pounds. Sasaki (18-2-2, 1-1 UFC), who had never before been finished, asked out of the match 4:13 into round two, his eight-fight winning streak at an end.

Issa (13-4, 2-1 UFC) never let the Japanese standout breathe. He backed up Sasaki with power punches and kicks, secured takedowns with little resistance and stifled the promising 25-year-old with a crushing top game. In the second round, Issa withstood a brabo choke from the bottom, settled in a dominant position and ultimately achieved full mount. Sasaki surrendered his back, and after a brief struggle, Issa snatched the neck crank for the finish.

The 31-year-old Issa has won 10 of his past 12 bouts.



‘Dirty Bird’ Means Outduels Alexandre

Former three-division King of the Cage titleholder Tim Means leaned on relentless forward pressure and a multi-pronged standup attack, as he captured a split decision from “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil” Season 3 graduate Marcio Alexandre Jr. in a preliminary welterweight encounter. All three cageside judges scored it 29-28, two of them siding with Means (22-6-1, 4-3 UFC).

Means wore down the Brazilian karateka with his pace. He was warned for what appeared to be a clean knee strike to the head -- referee Eduardo Herdy declared it illegal -- and survived a high kick from Alexandre (12-2, 0-2 UFC) in the second round before finding another gear in the third. Knees, straight lefts and kicks to the body were his weapons of choice, and “Lyoto” could not keep up. By the time their 15 minutes was up, Alexandre’s face told the tale: He bore a bloody nose, a cut on his right cheek and a hematoma around his left eye.

The 30-year-old Means has rattled off four wins in five appearances.

Miranda Spoils Collier Debut

Team Nogueira’s Vitor Miranda put away former Resurrection Fighting Alliance champion Jake Collier with a late first-round head kick and follow-up punches in their undercard scrap at 185 pounds. Miranda (10-4, 1-1 UFC) closed the deal 4:59 into round one, recording his fifth win in six outings.

Collier (8-2, 0-1) controlled much of the encounter, as he executed a pair of takedowns, scored with some ground-and-pound and passed freely between side control and half guard. The 26-year-old American also threatened with a brabo choke. However, Miranda scrambled to his feet in the waning moments of the first round and stunned the prospect with a right high kick, leaving him open for the fight-finishing volley.

The loss snaps Collier’s five-fight winning streak.

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[Masato]

I am a big fan of Erick Silva.

Glad to see Hacran winning, as I have friends in the midst of making a documentary about him.

CB Dollaway was a shite opponent, I am so upset @ Zuffa for making that fight. He was brought in to lose this is clear to me. He looked like shit. Props to Machida though, I always have been and always will be a huge fan.

What did you think of the finger-stoppage?

[Canuckster]

everyone bitched when jon fitch did it to joslin,


that was absolutely the right call.