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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lavern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Reeb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Reeb looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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193 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 St Petersburg, Lavern !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Reeb!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gets a clinch.
is looking for a takedown.
breaks the clinch.
dips to his left and cracks Reeb with an uppercut!
has managed to clinch.
pulls guard effortlessly.
has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
tries to land a sweep but no joy.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Reeb working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
is looking for a triangle but Reeb pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
is pulling down on Reeb's head. It's preventing any offense from Reeb, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tries to land a sweep but no joy.
pulls Reeb in close to his closed guard and prevents Reeb from doing any damage or advancing position.
continues to stall.
Reeb has gone for a leg lock! slips out almost immediately though and dives into Reeb's guard.
Reeb wants to sweep here but controlling him for the moment.
That's two 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.
throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reeb has his foot on 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. works his way back into a safe position though.
Reeb looks winded!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
is working Reeb over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Reeb looking to control.
is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
works over Reeb with some ground and pound from guard.
postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Reeb working for a triangle but defends it easily.
thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
cracks Reeb with a solid left hand.
Reeb has momentary wrist control but slips an elbow through the middle.
connects with a couple of short punches.
drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Reeb has momentary wrist control but slips an elbow through the middle.
drops back looking for a leg! Reeb is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Reeb manages to kick off! jumps back into Reeb's guard.
is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
drops back looking for a leg! Reeb is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Reeb manages to kick off! jumps back into Reeb's guard.
Reeb controls momentarily but frees himself.
postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
distracts Reeb with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
works over Reeb with some ground and pound from guard.
Reeb 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.
has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
with a nice head shot there.
working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reeb's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lavern dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Reeb tries to keep at a distance but has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reeb turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
What's going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Reeb tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Reeb has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
holds on to Reeb's head and controls the position momentarily.
is looking to reverse the position.
Lavern overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Reeb is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
'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.
This is a sustained period of stalling by .
really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reeb misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
is trying to control Reeb's posture but Reeb avoids it.
Reeb is trying to get an arm triangle but is defending well.
parries the strikes from Reeb easily there. Reeb is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable to escape.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Further stalling from .
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
closes the distance and pushes Reeb back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reeb after a bit of a struggle.
is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reeb can do to turn this around?
blocking some punches.
successfully pulls guard.
working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reeb.
pulls Reeb in close to prevent any damage.
throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
is pulling down on Reeb's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reeb wants to control from the top but keeps moving.
Reeb looking to pass the guard.
pulls Reeb in close to his closed guard and prevents Reeb from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Reeb shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Reeb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Reeb gets tackled into the cage by . maintains the clinch.
has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Reeb is trying to keep an underhook but manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Reeb wants to improve his position but is controlling well.
is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
is looking to take this one to the mat.
Reeb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reeb gets underhooks to prevent 's takedown attempt.
has Reeb pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Reeb tumbling to the mat - dives into Reeb's guard.
landing with the ground and pound.
cracks Reeb with a solid left hand.
Reeb looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reeb's head.
lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
works over Reeb with some ground and pound from guard.
scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
landing with the ground and pound.
is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Reeb is trying to keep in close.
is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reeb has momentary wrist control but slips an elbow through the middle.
connects with a couple of short punches.
landing with the ground and pound.
scoring with punches to the head and body.
drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeb throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reeb looking to hit a scissor sweep but is one step ahead there.
Reeb is still trying to improve position.
Reeb has momentary wrist control but slips an elbow through the middle.
scoring with some ground and pound.
Reeb escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
scoring with some ground and pound.
will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
postures up.
is in close to Reeb's body, working some short punches and elbows.
makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reeb is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reeb not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reeb's head.
working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reeb's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lavern showed his dominance in that final round.
Well has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lavern !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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