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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronn Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snake has chosen Beat You Down - Rza as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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155 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ronn Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zander Snake!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss clinches with his opponent.
Moss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Snake backwards.
Moss fails to pull guard.
Snake is looking to break free of the clinch but Moss has double underhooks.
Moss jumps guard.
Moss is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Snake defends well.
Snake wanted to stand there but Moss had control of the position.
Moss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Snake wants to stand and escape but instead Moss has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Snake wants to get back to his feet but Moss is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Moss advances to half guard.
Snake is looking to escape.
Moss lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snake is defending against the submission attempts here by Moss.
Moss trying to control from half guard but Snake is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake is trying to stand up here but Moss is controlling him well.
Moss is looking to advance position but Snake won't allow it.
Snake is looking to escape.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Moss shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Snake as he avoids it easily.
Moss moves away from the strike by Snake.
Snake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moss moves into the clinch successfully.
Moss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moss tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronn Moss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snake is trying to break free.
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.
Moss is trying to drag Snake to the mat but Snake just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Moss is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Snake pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Moss keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Snake's efforts to push away.
Snake can't break the clinch.
Snake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Snake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moss tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Snake smiles and moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Snake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Snake looks to land a combination but Moss avoids it well.
Moss shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Snake displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moss.
Snake looks to land a left hand but Moss moved out of range nicely.
Snake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moss closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Moss lands in his opponent's guard.
Snake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moss is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Snake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Snake is looking to stand up but Moss isn't so interested in that idea.
Moss will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Moss missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Snake is looking to stand up but Moss isn't so interested in that idea.
Moss trying to control but Snake is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Snake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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.
Moss tries for a takedown but Snake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Snake throws a series of punches but Moss avoids them all with ease.
Snake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snake displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moss.
Moss tries to move into range but Snake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Snake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Snake throws a right hand that Moss ducks under and follows up with a left that Moss also avoids with ease.
Moss fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moss.
Moss is breathing heavily.
Snake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moss circles away quickly and effectively.
Snake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moss. Moss circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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 Ronn Moss will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Snake.
Snake misses with the combination.
Moss feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Snake wants to get back to his feet but Moss is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Moss thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Moss thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Snake wants to stand but Moss is controlling the position.
Moss wants to control from the top but Snake keeps moving.
Moss is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Snake is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Snake has escaped and now he's on top!
Snake stands up from Moss's guard - Snake perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake works Moss's body with a nice hook.
Moss shoots for a double leg takedown but Snake sprawls well. He's pushed Moss's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Snake thows a body kick. Moss tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Snake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Snake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Snake misses with a few strikes there.
Snake misses with a few strikes there.
Zander Snake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moss with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Snake to score with a decent uppercut.
Snake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moss circles away quickly and effectively.
Moss shoots in for a double leg but Snake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Snake throws a series of punches but Moss moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake swinging wildly here.
Snake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Snake throws a series of strikes that have Moss backpedaling.
Snake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Snake swinging wildly here.
Snake tries to bum rush Moss with a series of wild strikes but Moss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snake throws a right hand that Moss ducks under and follows up with a left that Moss also avoids with ease.
Snake with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snake lunges at Moss with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moss's hand.
Moss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snake wants to break free but Moss has control.
Snake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moss wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake throws a series of punches but Moss avoids them all with ease.
Snake looks to land a combination but Moss avoids it well.
Snake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moss shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronn Moss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moss tries to clinch up.
Moss rushes Snake and presses him up against the cage.
Moss has Snake pressed against the cage, preventing Snake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Snake wants to get back to striking at distance but Moss won't allow it.
Snake tries to break free but Moss pushes him back against the cage.
Moss manages to pull guard.
Moss 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.
Snake stands up from guard. Let's bang!
No joy there for Snake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Snake thuds his right hand into Moss's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moss doesn't manage to clinch there - Snake circles away.
Moss slips a jab and a cross from Snake.
Snake scores with a jab. Moss acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Snake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ronn Moss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moss gets a takedown into half guard.
Snake wants to get back to his feet.
Moss is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Snake is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Snake 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!
Nice sprawl there from Snake as Moss shoots in.
No joy there for Snake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snake stuffs the takedown.
Nice cross by Moss.
Moss scores a takedown into full mount!
Snake is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Moss working for a guillotine from mount but Snake is in no mood to give up.
Snake is desperately trying to improve his position but Moss has a good base and remains in mount.
Snake is in a horrible position here. Moss smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Snake wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snake regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake is looking to control Moss's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Snake avoid being mounted?
Snake tries to kick Moss off but Moss keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Snake tries to get to full guard but Moss has control of the leg.
Moss thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moss drops an elbow to the side of Snake's head.
Moss working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Moss is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Snake sees it coming and defends easily.
Moss is trying to work for a kimura but Snake is defending well.
Snake wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Moss is working for a submission of some sort.
Moss is trying to work for a kimura but Snake is defending well.
Snake makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nice shot lands for Snake.
Snake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moss looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Snake is fending him off so far but Moss persists. Nope, Snake circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronn Moss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snake.
Snake throws a series of strikes that have Moss backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss shoots in for a takedown but Snake shows good takedown defense.
Moss avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Snake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Snake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snake moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Snake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moss's calf.
Moss throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Snake's waist but Snake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moss off to one side.
Zander Snake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moss with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Snake to score with a decent uppercut.
Moss takes one to the side of the head.
Snake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Snake misses with a two punch combination.
Snake takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Moss takes one to the side of the head.
Snake leaves Moss with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Snake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Snake displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Snake.
Snake cracks Moss with an open hand slap.
Snake lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snake works the jab nicely.
Snake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Snake.
Moss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snake lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Snake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Snake throws a right hand that Moss ducks under and follows up with a left that Moss also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zander Snake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Snake has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zander Snake!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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