At Bellator 213 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Brazilian mixed martial arts veteran Lyoto Machida defeated former champion of the organization, his compatriot Rafael Carvalho, in an extremely dull bout.
Machida acted in his favorite manner, working extremely carefully and constantly cutting the distance. Carvalho tried to clinch, but he did too little near the net. In the final segment of the battle Lyoto managed to perform a couple of successful takedowns and controls in the stalls.
After three rounds the judges gave victory to Machida (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
