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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Starman (ranked 3918 p4p, 417 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 1662 p4p, 200 weight class). Starman comes to the ring accompanied by wrestlers. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Starman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow stuffs the takedown attempt from Starman. Starman gets slowly back to his feet.
Starman misses with a looping left.
We've been hearing reports that Starman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Snow tests Starman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Starman misses the shot to the body.
Starman throws a hook to the side of Snow's head but Snow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Starman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Starman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Starman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snow throws out the jab.
Snow ducks under a wild hook from Starman.
Starman shoots in for a takedown but Snow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Starman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow dives in and grabs Starman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Starman pushes down on Snow's head and hops out.
Snow tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Starman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Starman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Snow cracks Starman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Starman throws a right hand that misses
and Snow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Starman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Starman misses with a few strikes there.
Jon Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow slips under a jab from Starman.
Snow has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Starman misses with an uppercut. Snow saw that one coming.
Snow darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Snow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Snow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab by Snow.
Snow tests Starman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Starman misses with a hook.
Snow shoots in and bounces Starman off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starman trying to control the position.
Starman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Snow defends well.
Snow looking to sit in guard and control but Starman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Snow throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Snow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Snow throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Snow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Starman distracts Snow with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Snow throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Snow is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Snow trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow looking for a sweep. Not yet Snow, not yet.
Snow tries to strike from the bottom.
Snow wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Snow keeping moving, preventing Starman from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Snow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Starman throws a hook to the side of Snow's head but Snow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Starman throws a lazy uppercut
letting Snow counter with a right hand.
Starman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snow clinches up against the ropes.
Snow lands a shoulder strike.
Starman wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Starman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Snow is fighting off a takedown attempt but Starman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Snow to the mat. Snow regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Snow can do anything to dispel that myth.
Snow striking off his back but it's not causing Starman any problems.
Snow keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Snow looking to control.
Snow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starman wants to get back to full guard.
Snow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Starman trying to hold on to Snow's head to control him but Snow postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow dominated that round.
That's time! Starman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Starman connects with a right hand. Snow shakes it off.
Snow misses with a hook. Starman ducked under it nicely.
Snow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Starman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Starman slips under a jab from Snow.
Starman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Snow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Snow tries to clinch up but Starman circles away and keeps his distance.
Snow lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No luck for Starman with that takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Snow! But no joy.
Snow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snow ducks under a wild hook from Starman.
Starman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Starman misses its intended target.
Snow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Snow wants it to stay on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Starman.
Snow instigates a clinch.
Snow working aggressively here.
Starman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Snow is trying to trip Starman. He has hold of a leg but Starman is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Snow persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Snow wants to control from the top but Starman keeps moving.
Snow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Starman is pulling down on Snow's head. It's preventing any offense from Snow, at least for the moment.
Starman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Starman's head.
Snow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Starman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Snow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Snow throws an elbow that misses. Starman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Snow's guard. Nice move by Starman!
Snow punching from the bottom.
Jon Snow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Snow throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Snow had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Starman defends it easily.
Starman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Snow controls Starman momentarily but Starman frees himself.
Starman wants to control from the top but Snow keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Starman trying to control the position from guard on top but Snow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Starman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Snow throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Snow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Starman.
Starman misses the jab.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch but Starman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Starman throws a hook but Snow avoids it easily.
Snow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Starman goes for a double leg but Snow avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Snow continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Starman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Snow! But no joy.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Starman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Starman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Snow avoids it really well and circles away.
Snow works Starman's body with a nice hook.
Snow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Snow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Starmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Snow misses with an uppercut
and Starman counters with a straight right hand.
Starman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Snow tries to clinch up but Starman circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow shoots in looking for a takedown but Starman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Snow's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Snow scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Snow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Starman.
Snow tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Starman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snow fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Starman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Starman lands with an uppercut that bounces Snow off the ropes and back into range.
Starman connects with the punch.
A jab from Snow finds it's way through Starman's defenses.
Starman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Snow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Starman has time to react.
Starman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Starman misses with a straight right.
Starman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starman misses with a looping left.
Snow shoots for a double leg takedown but Starman sprawls well. He's pushed Snow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
John Starman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Snow.
A telegraphed right hand from Snow misses the target.
Starman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Starman misses with a looping right.
Snow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jon Snow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Starman looks to score with a jab to the body but Snow is just out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Snow scores with a four punch combination!
Snow tries to clinch up but Starman circles away and keeps his distance.
Snow lands with an uppercut that bounces Starman off the ropes and back into range.
Snow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Starman.
Starman darts in looking for a takedown but Snow gets double underhooks and turns Starman into the ropes.
Snow slaps away a takedown attempt from Starman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Starman misses with a takedown attempt - Snow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starman scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Snow misses with an uppercut. Starman saw that one coming.
Snow lands the left hand.
Snow cracks Starman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Starman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Snow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Snow moves out of range of the strikes.
Snow moves into the clinch.
Snow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Starman.
Snow is pressed up against the ropes. Starman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Snow down to the mat. Snow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Starman throws an overhand right that lands on Snow's shoulder, as Snow tries to avoid the shot.
Snow drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Starman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow stands up over Starman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Snow throws an elbow that misses. Starman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Snow's guard. Nice move by Starman!
Snow trying to strike off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Starman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Snow has momentary wrist control but Starman slips an elbow through the middle.
Snow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Starman is one step ahead there.
Snow wants to get back to his feet but Starman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Starman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Snow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Snow working Starman over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Snow thows a huge punch but Starman dodges it nicely.
Starman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Snow postures up in Starman's guard and throws a big left but Starman blocks it.
Snow trying to control but Starman is working from the bottom.
Snow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Snow postures up and lands a big shot to Starman's brow.
Snow working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Snow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Starman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Snow throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Snow shoots in looking for a takedown but Starman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Snow's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Snow defending well as Starman loads up on a big left hand.
Snow throws out a counter right but Starman avoids it with no problem.
Snow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Starman defends it nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Snow or perhaps it was just good defense by Starman, which made it look bad.
John Starman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Snow.
Starman loads up on a big right hand but Snow slips the punch.
Starman moves out of range as Snow strikes.
Starman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Starman shoots in and drives through. Snow sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starman was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
Starman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Snow.
Starman throws a right hand that misses
and Snow counters with a straight right hand.
Starman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Starman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starman misses with a looping right.
Snow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Snow works Starman's body with a nice hook.
Snow looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Snow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Starman has hold of Snow's hands but Snow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Snow trying to control the action but Starman is working from the bottom.
Snow stops Starman from getting back to his feet.
Snow drops an elbow to the side of Starman's head.
Snow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Starman's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow is trying to control. Starman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Snow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Starman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Starman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Snow.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Snow is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Snow scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Snow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Snow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Starman's head.
Snow is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Starman defends it well.
Snow misses with a head shot. Starman uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Starman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Starman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Starman throws a lazy right hand but Snow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Starman darts in looking for a takedown but Snow gets double underhooks and turns Starman into the ropes.
Snow instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starman looking to slow down the pace here.
Snow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Starman backwards.
Snow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Snow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starmans head.
Snow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Snow gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Snow there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow trying to mount his opponent but Starman defends it.
Snow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Snow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Starman has hold of Snow's hands but Snow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Snow lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Snow takes the fight into the clinch.
Snow prevents a takedown attempt there.
Starman tries for a takedown but Snow manages to get underhooks.
Jon Snow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Snow.
Snow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Starman throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Snow to counter with a crisp jab.
Snow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow rushes Starman and presses him up against the ropes.
Starman is trying to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Snow as Starman tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Snow - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
Starman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Snow gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Starman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Snow manages to get himself to full guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Snow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Starman is one step ahead there.
Snow isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Starman stacks Snow on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Starman!
Snow takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow is pushing Starman's head away, looking to escape. Starman manages to hold on to the position though.
Starman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Snow is looking for a sweep.
Starman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Snow keeps working.
Snow tries to bench press Starman off him but Starman keeps the position.
Starman scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow tries to improve position but can't.
Starman working the ground and pound.
Starman working the ground and pound.
Starman trying to control the action but Snow is working from the bottom.
Snow tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Starman advances to mount.
Snow bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Snow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Snow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Snow scoring with punches to the head and body.
John Starman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Snow trying to control the position from guard on top but Starman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jon Snow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Snow is looking to work some ground and pound but Starman has wrist control.
Snow wants to control from the top but Starman keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snow sitting in guard here, content to control.
Snow trying to control but Starman is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Snow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Snow!
Jon Snow is the new lightweight champion!
Jon Snow seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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