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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Drake Reevis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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147 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drake Reevis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Machida!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida moves away from the strike by Reevis.
A lazy left from Reevis finds it's target.
Machida scores with a punch to the head.
Reevis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machida.
Nice straight punches there by Reevis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reevis.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reevis.
Reevis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reevis missing with a left hand there. Machida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Machida defending well as Reevis loads up on a big left hand.
Reevis throws a lazy uppercut
so Machida counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Reevis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Machida is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machida's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reevis is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Machida dives into side control.
Machida throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Machida is trying to ground and pound but Reevis uses the momentary lack of control by Machida to regain half guard.
Machida seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Machida trying to mount his opponent but Reevis defends it.
That's two 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Machida in particular looking to stall.
Anderson Machida has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Machida has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Machida there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reevis lands with a nice body punch.
Reevis slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reevis as he avoids it easily.
Machida misses with a combination
and Reevis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reevis swings widly with a right hand
and Machida counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Anderson Machida hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Machida takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reevis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reevis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Machida does no damage.
Reevis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Machida misses with a series of wild punches.
Machida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reevis.
Machida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reevis counters with a series of strikes. Machida will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reevis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Reevis.
Machida on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Machida dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reevis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machida counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Still in half guard, Machida seems content to control.
Reevis wants to improve his position but Machida is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Machida trying to pass the guard but Reevis defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Anderson Machida.
Reevis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Machida fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reevis lands with a hook. Machida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch lands to the side of Machida 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Reevis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reevis scores with a decent looking hook.
Reevis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reevis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reevis lands with a hook. Machida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Machida on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reevis misses with a hook.
Machida fails to land with a series of punches.
Machida drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reevis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida with a flurry of punches that miss.
Machida throwing strikes from guard but Reevis blocks nicely.
Reevis wants to sweep here but Machida controlling him for the moment.
Machida's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Anderson Machida hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Machida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Machida takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reevis cracks Machida with a good jab.
Drake Reevis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reevis throws a right hand that misses
and Machida counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Machida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Machida controlling from the top position.
Machida throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anderson Machida wasn't active enough on the ground.
Reevis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Machida under the eye.
Machida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
Reevis misses with a lunging right hand
and Machida counters with a series of strikes. Reevis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reevis tries to clinch up.
Machida misses with a body kick.
Reevis throws an off balance right hand
and Machida counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reevis won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reevis looks to move to half guard but instead Machida has passed into mount! Damn!
Machida lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Machida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Reevis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Reevis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machida counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Machida passes into half guard.
Machida decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Reevis scores with a punch to the head.
Reevis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machida moves away.
Reevis takes one to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reevis.
Anderson Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reevis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reevis swings widly with a right hand
and Machida counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida throwing shots but Reevis is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Anderson Machida hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Reevis swings widly with a right hand
and Machida counters with a single leg into guard. Reevis didn't expect that.
Machida slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Machida trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Reevis manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reevis prevents Machida from getting back to his feet.
Machida keeping moving, preventing Reevis from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Machida wants to get back to his feet but Reevis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Drake Reevis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Good standup being displayed there by Reevis as he connects with a hook.
Machida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reevis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reevis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reevis connects with a right hand. Machida shakes it off.
Machida throws a nice looking combination but Reevis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reevis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reevis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Machida.
Reevis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Machida's head.
Machida has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Machida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Machida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reevis misses with a wild body shot.
Reevis misses with a hook
and Machida counters with a right hand to the body.
Reevis lands a nice shot to the body.
Reevis slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
Reevis with a hook.
Reevis scores with a jab. Machida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reevis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Machida on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reevis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machida counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reevis won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reevis avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Machida.
Drake Reevis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson Machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Machida controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Machida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Machida winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Machida!
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FIGHT
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