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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Todd Snap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tama Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snap comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the tiger. Bang is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bang Bang Bang. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Todd Snap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tama Bang!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Bang.
It looks like Todd Snap has been cut.
Tama Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bang misses with an uppercut. Snap saw that one coming.
Bang misses with the combination.
Bang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snap shoots in looking for a takedown. Bang tries to sprawl out of it but Snap keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bang wants to clinch up but Snap keeps it at a distance.
Bang scores with a three punch combo!
Bang throws a nice looking combination but Snap bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bang tries to clinch up but Snap circles away and keeps his distance.
Bang misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snap bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Snap seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bang is being controlled here.
Snap tries to advance to mount but can't.
Snap trying to control the position but Bang is working away.
Bang prevents Snap from moving into mount.
Bang is trying to escape the position but Snap is controlling the position.
Snap tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Snap has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bang is not content to let Snap control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang wants to get back to his feet but Snap drags him back down.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bang lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Snap is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bang misses with a two punch combination.
Tama Bang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snap darts in trying to clinch
and Bang counters with a crisp one two that drops Snap! Bang thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Snap to his feet! Snap is in big trouble!
Snap is rocked!
Bang swinging wildly here.
Bang drops Snap with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Snap looks back up at him and smiles so Bang waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Snap is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Snap walks into a left hand.
Snap seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang cracks Snap with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Snap looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bang finish him?
Snap is rocked!
Todd Snap's cut is getting worse.
Bang throws a series of punches but Snap avoids them all with ease.
Bang throws a right and a left that Snap avoids nicely.
Bang throws a nice looking combination but Snap bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bang closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bang pushes Snap up against the cage in a clinch.
Bang breaks the clinch.
Bang fails to land with a series of punches.
Bang is looking to clinch.
Bang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bang throws a series of punches but Snap moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bang looks to land a combination but Snap avoids it well.
Snap shoots in for a takedown but Bang shows good takedown defense.
Bang looks to land a combination but Snap avoids it well.
Bang misses with a wild combination.
Bang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snap avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bang throws a head kick but Snap moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tama Bang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Todd Snap's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Snap showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bang.
Snap avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bang misses with a few strikes there.
Bang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snap moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Snap shoots in for a double leg but Bang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bang misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bang looks to land a combination but Snap avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang throws a right and a left that Snap avoids nicely.
Snap looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Snap wants to pass the guard but Bang is keeping the position.
Bang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Snap prevents Bang from getting back to his feet.
Snap looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bang is looking to stand up but Snap isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang keeping full guard, as Snap tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bang scoring well with a low kick there.
Snap looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snap swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bang throws a series of punches but Snap avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Bang does no damage.
Bang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bang is looking to clinch but Snap is avoiding it.
Bang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang wants to clinch.
Snap shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bang is trying to defend but Snap finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Snap is looking for a kimura but Bang is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Snap to get the leverage.
Snap looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bang wants to get back to his feet.
Snap is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bang has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Snap. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bang wants to improve his position but Snap is controlling well.
That's four 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.
Bang looks like he's trying to stand up.
Snap wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bang keeps working.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from Bang does no damage.
No joy there for Bang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snap scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Snap is keen to just control but Bang is a slippery customer.
Bang is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Snap dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Todd Snap's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Bang swinging wildly here.
Bang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by Snap or perhaps it was just good defense by Bang which made him look bad.
Snap shoots in and bounces Bang off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bang controlling Snap's posture.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snap won't allow Bang to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snap not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Snap sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bang's guard.
Bang wants to get back to his feet.
Snap is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Snap controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bang is refusing to be controlled, as Snap sits in half guard.
Snap 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.
Snap is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Snap dodges the punch combination from Bang.
Bang fails to land with a series of punches.
Tama Bang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Bang.
Bang throws a combination. Snap tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bang doesn't manage to clinch there - Snap circles away.
Bang throws a series of punches but Snap avoids them all with ease.
Bang misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Bang does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bang.
Bang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bang stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bang wants it to stay on the feet.
Bang wants to clinch up but Snap keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Bang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bang throws a right hand that Snap ducks under and follows up with a left that Snap also avoids with ease.
Snap slips a jab and a cross from Bang.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snap ducks under a wild hook from Bang.
Snap scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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 Todd Snap.
I think Snap 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Snap!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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