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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rigan Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rigan Machado has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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223 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rigan Machado !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Reed!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machado .
Reed misses with a body shot
and Machado counters with a left and a right that stings Reed.
Machado throws a big shot that misses.
Machado slips under a jab from Reed.
Machado missing with a left hand there. Reed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Machado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machado .
Machado connects with a body shot.
Reed swings for the body but Machado moves out of range.
Machado lands with an overhand left.
Machado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machado lands with an overhand left.
Reed is rocked!
Machado connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reed. Reed circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reed is still on wobbly legs! Can Machado finish him?
Machado throws a hook to the side of Reed's head but Reed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machado missing with a left hand there. Reed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reed seems to have recovered his senses.
Matt Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reed swings for the body but Machado moves out of range.
Reed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Machado counters with a straight right hand.
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reed staying out of range there.
Machado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reed.
Reed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machado .
Reed swings widly with a right hand
and Machado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reed shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Reed prevents Machado from improving his position.
Reed wants to free his trapped foot but Machado is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Reed thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Machado to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Machado holds on and takes a little breather.
Reed trying to control the position from guard on top but Machado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Machado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reed.
Machado utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Machado is keeping the position for now.
Reed postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Machado is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Reed, into his guard.
Machado won't allow Reed to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reed is looking to sweep but instead, Machado has passed into half guard.
Reed regains full guard. Nicely done.
Reed is trying to control the position but Machado postures up.
Machado trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
Machado drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Machado jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Reed keeping full guard, as Machado tries to pass.
Machado is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Machado is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Machado trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
Reed wants to sweep here but Machado controlling him for the moment.
Machado forces his way into half guard.
Reed is looking to improve his position.
Reed gets back to full guard.
Machado slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machado trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rigan Machado dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Machado looks to score with a jab to the body but Reed is just out of range.
Machado misses the shot to the body.
Machado stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reed drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Reed's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Machado keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
Reed throws a strike but Machado rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Machado avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reed keeping full guard, as Machado tries to pass.
Reed is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed is pulling down on Machado 's head. It's preventing any offense from Machado , at least for the moment.
Machado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reed looking for a sweep. Not yet Reed, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reed trying to control the position.
Machado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reed trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Machado looking to pass the guard.
Reed controlling Machado 's posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Machado finds it's way through Reed's defenses.
Machado cracks Reed with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reed throws an overhand right that lands on Machado 's shoulder, as Machado tries to avoid the shot.
Machado misses with a wild body shot.
Machado jabs at Reed's body.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machado moves away.
Reed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machado .
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machado manages to avoid it.
Reed moves out of range as Machado strikes.
A slow jab from Reed misses its intended target.
Rigan Machado is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machado .
Reed is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Machado rather than just go for the knockout.
Machado throws a hook to the side of Reed's head but Reed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reed misses with a hook. Machado ducked under it nicely.
Machado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reed at a distance.
Machado lands with an uppercut that bounces Reed off the cage and back into rage.
A combination from Reed does no damage.
Machado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Machado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reed manages to avoid it.
Machado throws a big shot that misses.
Machado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reed.
Rigan Machado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machado takes a swing at Reed's ribcage but misses.
Reed throws out a loose jab but Machado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Reed or perhaps it was just good defense by Machado which made him look bad.
Reed tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Machado swivels and escapes.
Reed throws an off balance right hand
and Machado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machado .
The fighters circling - Reed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machado avoids the body shot from Reed.
Machado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machado stuns Reed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reed shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Machado manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Machado looking for a sweep. Not yet Machado , not yet.
Machado keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
Reed lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rigan Machado dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Machado misses.
Reed misses with an uppercut. Machado saw that one coming.
Reed slips a jab from Machado .
Reed misses with a lunging right hand
and Machado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Machado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reed was well out of range. Poor timing from Machado .
Machado lands with a straight right. Reed didn't see that one coming.
Machado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reed was well out of range. Poor timing from Machado .
Machado gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Reed to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Machado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reed throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reed is pushing down on Machado 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Machado is fighting to maintain full guard but Reed has managed to sneak the leg through.
Machado is looking to control Reed's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Machado avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Machado 's head.
Machado won't allow Reed to pass to mount.
Reed trying to control the action but Machado is working from the bottom.
Reed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Machado defending well though.
Reed looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Reed drops an elbow to the side of Machado 's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ground and pound from Reed.
Machado actively working from the bottom here.
Reed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reed seems to be looking for submissions.
Reed seems to be working for a kimura but Machado defends the submission attempt.
Reed is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Machado defending well though.
Machado blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reed.
Reed passes the guard and advances to mount!
Machado is squirming around, avoiding Reed's attempts to control the action.
Reed scoring with strikes but Machado is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Machado 's face.
Reed looking to finish Machado with some ground and pound. This is bad for Machado !
Matt Reed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reed scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Reed connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Machado in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reed working Machado over with strikes here.
Reed putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Reed has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Machado 's face.
Reed controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns Machado that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Reed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Machado has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Rigan Machado !
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Matt Reed!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Matt Reed!
Matt Reed wins by split decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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