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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rip Snorten (ranked 992 p4p, 1257 weight class) and Dany Crosby (ranked 154 p4p, 195 weight class). Snorten comes to the ring accompanied by Sound of Silence. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 27 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rip Snorten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 23 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Dany Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snorten swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crosby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Snorten thinking.
Snorten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Snorten misses with a hook
and Crosby counters with a stiff right hand.
Crosby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crosby wants to clinch but Snorten slips to the side
and Snorten counters with a straight right hand.
Crosby has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Crosby slips under a jab from Snorten.
Crosby with a hook.
A combination from Crosby does no damage.
Snorten connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crosby closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snorten lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've been hearing reports that Snorten has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Snorten is working for takedown but Crosby is calmly controlling the position for now.
Crosby prevents the takedown attempt.
Snorten working aggressively here.
Snorten blocks a body shot from Crosby.
Crosby working aggressively here.
Crosby throws a head punch that misses.
Crosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorten lands a left hand.
Crosby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Crosby.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snorten.
Snorten struggles to land a body shot inside as Crosby controls his hands.
Snorten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snorten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crosby wants to stall.
Snorten misses with the head strike.
Snorten breaks the clinch.
Snorten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crosby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Crosby.
Crosby misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Crosby.
Crosby throws out a counter right but Snorten avoids it with no problem.
Crosby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snorten.
Crosby bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Snorten misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten misses with a left hand
and Crosby counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snorten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Snorten getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Snorten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crosby looks to land a combination. Snorten sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Snorten looks to land a left hand but Crosby moved out of range nicely.
Crosby slips a jab from Snorten.
Crosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crosby wants to counter with a clinch but Snorten pushes him away.
Crosby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crosby scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crosby ducks under a wild hook from Snorten.
Snorten is looking to land body kicks.
Crosby tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Snorten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Snorten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snorten appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Snorten has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Snorten there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Snorten!
Crosby slips a straight right by Snorten.
Crosby throws a nice looking combination but Snorten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snorten misses with a hook. Crosby ducked under it nicely.
Snorten scores with a hook to the body. Crosby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Snorten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crosby moves away.
Crosby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crosby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crosby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crosby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snorten.
A telegraphed right hand from Snorten misses the target.
Crosby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crosby goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Crosby misses the jab.
Crosby scores with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Snorten takes one to the side of the head.
Snorten uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten tries to clinch there but Crosby circles away.
No joy there for Snorten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snorten scores with a decent looking hook.
Crosby turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Snorten misses with a kick to the body
letting Crosby counter with a right hand.
Snorten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snorten appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Snorten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Snorten.
Crosby throws a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snorten. Crosby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snorten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crosby.
Snorten feints and then cracks Crosby's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crosby down.
Snorten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crosby unleashes a big counter combination but Snorten bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snorten clinches up with Crosby and pushes him back against the ropes.
Snorten is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rip Snorten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snorten looking for a takedown.
Crosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dany Crosby will probably get the nod.
That's time! Snorten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crosby closes the distance and clinches.
Snorten throws a punch but it's blocked by Crosby.
Snorten can't find room to land a body shot as Crosby controls the action.
Snorten struggles to land a body shot inside as Crosby controls his hands.
Crosby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Snorten or not.
Snorten tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crosby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Crosby.
Crosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crosby working aggressively here.
Crosby blocks a body shot from Snorten.
Crosby looking to stall.
Snorten tightens his grip and picks Crosby up, before dumping him to the ground. Crosby manages to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snorten postures up.
Snorten throws a big right hand that misses.
Snorten preventing the sweep.
Crosby looking to control.
Crosby keeping full guard, as Snorten tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crosby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Snorten 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.
Crosby keeps trying to improve his position.
Crosby really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Snorten. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crosby looking to control.
Crosby pulls Snorten in close to his closed guard and prevents Snorten from doing any damage or advancing position.
Snorten throws a big elbow that misses.
Crosby 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.
Snorten throwing strikes but missing.
Snorten postures up in Crosby's guard and throws a big left but Crosby blocks it.
Snorten won't allow Crosby to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crosby is trying to control the position but Snorten postures up.
Snorten postures up in Crosby's guard and throws a big left but Crosby blocks it.
Crosby is trying to keep Snorten in close.
Snorten content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crosby is trying to control the position but Snorten postures up.
Snorten working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Snorten landing some decent shots from guard.
Snorten with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Snorten is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Snorten scoring with some ground and pound.
Snorten pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crosby is keeping the position for now.
Crosby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snorten is one step ahead there.
Snorten chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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.
Crosby working a defensive guard here.
Snorten lands a couple of elbows.
Crosby 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.
Snorten throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crosby works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rip Snorten overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Snorten looking to pass the guard.
Snorten with a nice head shot there.
Crosby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snorten.
Crosby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Snorten throws a big elbow that misses.
Snorten makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Crosby working a defensive guard here.
Crosby managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Snorten lands a couple of digs.
Snorten with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Snorten pushes down on Crosby's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Snorten lands strikes from half guard.
Crosby is rocked!
Snorten is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Crosby is hurt! He's hurt bad - Snorten fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Crosby from any more punishment! Congratulations to Snorten! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rip Snorten!
Rip Snorten made sure to mention his sponsor, Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013 in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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