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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Scamstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Reigns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reigns has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Roman Reigns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Scamstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Roman Reigns!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reigns looking to score a takedown here. Scamstone is defending well but Reigns drives through and ends up in Scamstone's guard.
Reigns looks winded!
Scamstone looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Scamstone wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Scamstone holds on and takes a little breather.
Scamstone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reigns's guard.
Scamstone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reigns's head.
Reigns can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Scamstone controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We're going to have a standup here because Ben Scamstone wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Scamstone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Scamstone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Scamstone is looking to take a break and control but Reigns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Scamstone has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Scamstone content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scamstone misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Scamstone controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scamstone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Scamstone controlling the pace for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Ben Scamstone wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Scamstone misses with a low kick.
Scamstone looks to land a right hand but Reigns moved out of range.
Reigns gets the takedown into side control.
Scamstone is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Reigns trying to mount his opponent but Scamstone defends it.
Scamstone gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scamstone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Scamstone is looking to take a break and control but Reigns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Scamstone passes to side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An elbow from Scamstone crashes against the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Scamstone dominated that round.
That's time! Scamstone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reigns displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scamstone.
Scamstone fails with a takedown attempt.
Reigns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scamstone shoots in for a double leg but Reigns sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Scamstone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reigns is breathing heavily.
Scamstone shoots in looking for a takedown. Reigns tries to sprawl out of it but Scamstone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reigns manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reigns takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns is pressed up against the cage. Scamstone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reigns down to the mat. Reigns avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Scamstone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reigns counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Scamstone misses with a takedown attempt
and Reigns counters with an inside leg kick.
Roman Reigns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reigns gets a clinch.
Scamstone is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Reigns is defending well.
Scamstone ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Scamstone no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigns lands a couple of digs.
Reigns wants to control from the top but Scamstone keeps moving.
Scamstone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Scamstone is working hard here to advance position.
Reigns postures up and lands a big shot to Scamstone's brow.
Scamstone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scamstone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reigns manages to get himself to full guard.
Scamstone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reigns swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scamstone trying to control but Reigns is working from the bottom.
Scamstone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Scamstone wants to control from the top but Reigns keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ben Scamstone wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Reigns moves out of range as Scamstone strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reigns scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Scamstone.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scamstone wants to control but Reigns is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reigns is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Scamstone dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Scamstone has a takedown stuffed.
Scamstone fails with the takedown
and Reigns counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Scamstone!
Reigns wants to control but Scamstone is keeping him busy.
Scamstone is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Reigns off and has taken his back!
Reigns tries to break free.
Scamstone trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Reigns doesn't escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reigns preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Scamstone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scamstone misses with a punch to the head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Scamstone's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Scamstone is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Reigns. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Reigns looking very determined here, making life difficult for Scamstone.
Scamstone throwing sloppy strikes.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Scamstone.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scamstone connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Reigns to escape the position.
Scamstone is riding his opponent, not letting Reigns buck him off.
Scamstone's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee is taking a good look at Reigns as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Scamstone!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scamstone keeps control of the position easily here as Reigns tries to buck him off.
Scamstone has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Reigns! Can he survive? No! He's out! Scamstone gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ben Scamstone!
A very excited looking Ben Scamstone made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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