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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Snyder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Snyder told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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193 lbs
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185 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alfonso Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Snyder !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres closes the distance and clinches up with Snyder , looking for a takedown. Torres pushes Snyder against the cage but Snyder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Snyder tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torres gets caught napping as Snyder dives in and scores a takedown. Torres manages to retain guard.
Torres has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Snyder is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Snyder 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Torres.
Snyder scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Torres really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres looking for submissions off his back.
Torres has hold of Snyder 's hands but Snyder slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Torres is trying to maintain the position but Snyder is very close to passing his half guard.
Torres is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Snyder moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snyder working away.
Snyder works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Torres is looking for a sweep.
Snyder trying to control the action but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres is being controlled here.
Torres takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Torres tries to buck Snyder off but Snyder is having none of it.
Snyder has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A punch combination from Snyder misses.
Torres tries to counter by clinching up but Snyder breaks away and moves out of range.
Snyder shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Snyder trying to control from half guard but Torres is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snyder not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Torres wants to get back to full guard.
Snyder throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Torres is controlling Snyder 's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Snyder tries to pass to full mount but Torres defends it.
Torres is staying active underneath Snyder , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Snyder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torres is trying to stand up here but Snyder is controlling him well.
Snyder is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Torres actively working from the bottom here.
Snyder is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snyder decides to stand and escape the position.
Snyder looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Torres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Torres wants to improve his position but instead Snyder has moved into half guard.
Snyder tries to stand and escape but Torres is controlling the position.
Torres trying to hold on to Snyder 's head to control him but Snyder postures up.
Torres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Torres wants to control but Snyder is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snyder keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Snyder tries to stand but can't do so whilst Torres controls his leg.
Torres looking for submissions off his back.
Torres wants to improve his position but Snyder is controlling well.
Snyder wants to stand up but Torres has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Torres missing with punches from the bottom.
Snyder trying to control from half guard but Torres is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snyder dominated that round.
That's time! Torres's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Torres works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Snyder is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Torres's half guard.
Torres throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Torres is looking for a sweep. Snyder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Torres is staying active underneath Snyder , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Snyder might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Torres haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Torres keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Torres keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Torres is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres is trying to get back to full guard.
Snyder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snyder is trying to control. Torres wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Snyder content to control rather than advance.
Let's hope that Snyder has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Torres blocking the ground and pound attempt from Snyder .
Snyder is keen to just control but Torres is a slippery customer.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Torres gets back to full guard.
Torres looking to control.
Snyder engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Torres throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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.
Snyder drives through with a takedown into Torres's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Torres looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torres looking for a guillotine here but Snyder defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snyder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Snyder slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Torres.
Torres is looking to improve his position.
Snyder is looking to take a break and control but Torres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Torres has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Snyder is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to get to full guard but Snyder has control of the leg.
Snyder thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torres's head.
Torres is looking to improve his position.
Snyder not doing much here.
Snyder looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Torres with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Snyder is trying to control the action in half guard but Torres is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Torres throws a strike from the bottom but Snyder passes into side control!
Snyder tries for a kimura but Torres is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snyder stands up.
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
Snyder is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Snyder takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Torres looks to land a combination but Snyder avoids it well.
Snyder changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Torres throws a body kick that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snyder darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like Snyder is going to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snyder 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Torres gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Torres is looking for a triangle but Snyder pushes his legs off easily.
Snyder avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Torres working a defensive guard but Snyder passes into half guard.
Snyder throwing shots but Torres is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.
Snyder is trying to control. Torres wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torres is trying to get back to full guard.
Snyder is taking a breather. Torres says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is looking to control Snyder 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Torres avoid being mounted?
Snyder takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Snyder passes to side control.
Torres misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Snyder controlling from side mount.
Torres manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jon Snyder has got the better of the ground game so far.
Torres actively working from the bottom here.
Torres is staying active underneath Snyder , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Torres wants to control but Snyder is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snyder decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Snyder closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Torres did well to prevent Snyder getting side control.
Snyder seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Snyder stalling.
Snyder seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Torres does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Torres is looking to improve his position.
Snyder is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Torres is trying to maintain the position but Snyder is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snyder trying to control the pace.
Torres wants to improve his position but Snyder is controlling well.
Snyder decides to stand and escape the position.
Snyder fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Torres to the ground. Snyder is now in Torres's guard.
Torres wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Snyder manages to pass to side control.
Snyder trying to control the action but Torres is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snyder is working for a submission of some sort.
Snyder passes to full mount!
Torres is working to get back to half guard.
Torres is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres regains half guard.
Alfonso Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Snyder is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Snyder lands strikes from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Snyder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Snyder winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Snyder !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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