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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Reigns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reigns has chosen Sail by AWOLNATION as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Roman Reigns has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aaron Lamb's chin.
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278 lbs
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256 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aaron Lamb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Reigns!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reigns fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lamb to the ground. Reigns is now in Lamb's guard.
Lamb is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lamb will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reigns is looking for a sweep. Lamb is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lamb is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Reigns wants to get back to full guard.
Reigns is still trying to improve position.
Reigns wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb is controlling the pace.
Reigns is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb working the head and body with strikes.
Lamb controlling the action here.
Lamb passes into side control, despite Reigns's attempt to control the position.
Reigns looking for a sweep but Lamb has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Reigns is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lamb is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Reigns to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Reigns shrugs it off.
Reigns is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Lamb prevents Reigns from getting the reversal.
Reigns wants to hold on but Lamb pushes him away.
Lamb controlling his opponent.
Reigns is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigns wants to control but Lamb is having none of it.
Lamb fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lamb looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lamb is standing up, even though he is in mount.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reigns. That's going to slow Lamb down.
Reigns shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Reigns was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lamb can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lamb tries to roll over but Reigns keeps him under control.
Lamb is working hard here to advance position.
Lamb moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reigns wants to control from the top but Lamb keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aaron Lamb will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lamb is looking to clinch but Reigns is avoiding it.
Reigns closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lamb did well to prevent Reigns getting side control.
Reigns prevents Lamb from improving his position.
Reigns trying to mount his opponent but Lamb defends it.
Reigns is trying to control. Lamb wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reigns thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reigns trying to control the action but Lamb is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reigns works his way into side control.
The strikes coming from Reigns are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lamb is avoiding damage well.
Reigns wants to control but Lamb is keeping him busy.
Lamb tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Reigns presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Reigns lands a couple of good shots and Lamb has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Reigns avoiding Lamb 's attempts to control his hands.
Lamb tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Reigns lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Lamb hold on?!
Lamb showing good submission defense here.
Lamb manages to reverse the position and now he's in Reigns's guard. Nice work there by Lamb.
Lamb is looking to stand up but Reigns won't let him.
Reigns striking off his back but it's not causing Lamb any problems.
Reigns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reigns is wriggling around but Lamb manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Lamb is going to stand back up.
Reigns moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reigns is breathing heavily.
Reigns working for a triangle but Lamb defends it easily.
Lamb has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lamb is standing up over Reigns. Reigns looks to escape but Lamb dives into side control.
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.
Reigns can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here.
Reigns wants to control but Lamb postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Reigns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lamb wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reigns moves into the clinch.
Lamb is trying to force a seperation but Reigns has the dominant position.
Lamb is trying to push Reigns away but Reigns has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lamb looking to slow down the pace here.
Lamb taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lamb tries to work over Reigns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reigns can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Lamb.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reigns turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lamb is not content to let Reigns control the position.
Lamb is trying to control Reigns's posture but Reigns avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lamb rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Reigns's guard! Nice work there by Lamb!
Reigns is trying to keep Lamb in close.
Reigns wants to get back to his feet but Lamb is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Reigns can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lamb controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reigns is trying to keep Lamb in close.
Lamb throwing strikes but missing.
Reigns working a defensive guard but Lamb manages to pass into side control anyway.
Lamb taking a breather here.
Reigns is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb decides to stand up, so the ref orders Reigns to his feet.
Reigns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reigns misses with a double jab
and Lamb counters with a nice body shot.
Lamb misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Reigns tries to counter it with a takedown but Lamb pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lamb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reigns gets a double leg takedown into Lamb's guard.
Lamb wants to stand up but Reigns is controlling him.
Lamb trying to control the position here.
Reigns trying to control but Lamb is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lamb trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aaron Lamb.
I think Lamb 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aaron Lamb!
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FIGHT
RATING
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