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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gale Snoats (ranked 105 p4p, 231 weight class) and Eduardo Corassa (ranked 8 p4p, 13 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gale Snoats!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Corassa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corassa throws a low kick, looking for Snoats's leg but Snoats calmly moves out of range.
Snoats walks into a left hand.
Gale Snoats seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corassa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Snoats moves into range and connects with a jab.
Snoats ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corassa moves away.
Snoats misses with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Snoats.
Snoats pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Snoats backing away here, and Corassa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Snoats ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That kick from Snoats tenderised Corassa's leg. Corassa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Corassa throws a leg kick but Snoats sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Snoats looks to score with a jab to the body but Corassa is just out of range.
Snoats throws a low kick, looking for Corassa's leg but Corassa calmly moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Snoats.
Corassa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snoats connects with a solid leg kick.
Corassa connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snoats misses with a leg kick
and Corassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corassa misses with a low kick as Snoats jumps back.
Corassa misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoats throws a wild body kick that Corassa sees coming a mile off.
Corassa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Snoats connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Corassa's hands.
Corassa wants to slow Snoats down by chopping away at his legs.
Snoats scores with a decent looking hook.
Corassa connects with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corassa. Snoats does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snoats throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snoats backing away here, and Corassa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Corassa looks to land a right hand but Snoats moved out of range.
Corassa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Snoats.
Snoats closes the distance and clinches.
Snoats swings wildly with an uppercut but Corassa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa is trying to break free.
Corassa blocking some punches.
Corassa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snoats misses with the head strike.
Corassa working aggressively here.
Corassa breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoats misses with a wild body shot.
Corassa tries a low kick but Snoats avoids it.
Snoats is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the body from Snoats misses
and Corassa counters with a good low kick that Snoats was not able to check.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Corassa.
Corassa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Snoats is looking to wear down Corassa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Snoats on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corassa. Corassa obviously looking to wear him down.
Snoats just misses with a punch to the body.
Corassa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Snoats checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Corassa misses.
Corassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snoats.
Corassa slips a jab from Snoats.
Snoats throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corassa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Snoats throws out a powerful jab.
Snoats lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Corassa.
Corassa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Snoats. Snoats obviously looking to wear him down.
Snoats takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Snoats lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Corassa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corassa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snoats.
Snoats thumps Corassa with a low kick.
Corassa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Snoats misses with a looping right.
Corassa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Corassa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Snoats is able to avoid easily.
Snoats closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Corassa misses.
Snoats takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch lands to the side of Snoats 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Corassa misses with a hook.
Corassa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Snoats. Snoats obviously looking to wear him down.
Corassa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A good leg kick by Corassa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Corassa slams his shin into Snoats's torso.
Corassa throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa moves out of range of the body kick from Snoats.
Corassa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Snoats looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Snoats slips a jab from Corassa.
Corassa loads up on a big right hand but Snoats slips the punch.
Corassa thumps Snoats with a low kick.
Snoats takes a jab right on the kisser.
Snoats ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corassa moves away.
Snoats throws a hook but Corassa blocks it.
Snoats moves into the clinch.
Corassa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snoats slips a jab from Corassa.
Snoats avoids a kick to the body.
Corassa tries to work over Snoats's front leg with a kick but Snoats checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corassa scores with the left hand. Snoats knows he should have avoided that one.
Corassa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Snoats takes a kick to the side of the head.
Corassa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That kick from Snoats tenderised Corassa's leg. Corassa is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Corassa checks the leg kick.
Corassa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Corassa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Corassa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corassa misses with a body kick.
Snoats goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corassa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Snoats throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Corassa.
Snoats staying out of range there.
As Corassa backs away, Snoats returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Snoats will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Snoats looks to score with a jab to the body but Corassa is just out of range.
Corassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corassa throws a low kick, looking for Snoats's leg but Snoats calmly moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Snoats blocks the leg kick.
Snoats uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corassa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoats fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Corassa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Snoats connects with a solid leg kick.
Snoats tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Snoats walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Snoats on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoats with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Snoats uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corassa.
Eduardo Corassa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body kick from Corassa.
Corassa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Corassa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corassa throws a head kick but Snoats moves out of range.
Snoats throws the kick towards the body but Corassa avoids it.
Snoats blocks a low kick nicely.
Corassa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Snoats to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Corassa uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corassa moves out of range of the body kick from Snoats.
Corassa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Snoats throws an overhand right that lands on Corassa's shoulder, as Corassa tries to avoid the shot.
Snoats closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Snoats fails to land.
Snoats misses with a punch on the inside.
Corassa is trying to break the clinch but Snoats has him pressed against the cage.
Corassa tries to circle away but Snoats has him pinned against the cage.
Snoats jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Corassa walks away with a smile on his face. Snoats gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Snoats throws out a loose jab but Corassa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa throws a jab when Snoats was well out of range.
Snoats motions for Corassa to come forward. Snoats throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Snoats misses with a low kick.
Corassa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Snoats on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Snoats fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Corassa.
Corassa looks to throw the jab but Snoats is out of range.
Corassa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Corassa.
A bone on bone clash there as Snoats blocks the leg kick.
Corassa throws a hook to the side of Snoats's head but Snoats sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snoats pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snoats throws a push kick but Corassa slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoats has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Snoats there as he acknowledges the shot.
Corassa throws a lazy uppercut
and Snoats makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Corassa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Corassa misses with a hook. Snoats ducked under it nicely.
Snoats with a nice calf kick.
Snoats scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Snoats tries to clinch up.
Corassa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Corassa scoring well with a low kick there.
Corassa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Corassa is looking to chop away at Snoats's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Corassa blocks the leg kick.
Snoats loads up on a big right hand but Corassa slips the punch.
Snoats throws a leg kick but Corassa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Corassa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Corassa throws a series of punches but Snoats moves out of range.
Corassa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Snoats.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snoats connects with a right hand. Corassa shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Corassa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snoats misses with a right hand
and Corassa counters with a leg kick.
Snoats throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Corassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Corassa misses with a straight right.
A good leg kick by Corassa.
A lazy left from Snoats finds it's target.
Corassa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Snoats scores with a jab to the body.
Snoats with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Corassa to score with a decent uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Snoats.
Snoats misses with a leg kick
and Corassa counters with a good low kick that Snoats was not able to check.
A slow jab from Snoats misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snoats jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corassa scores with a shot to the body.
Corassa tries to land a front kick but Snoats steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Snoats defending well as Corassa loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Corassa lands a lovely overhand right.
Corassa is looking to land body kicks.
Corassa throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snoats. Corassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Corassa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Snoats slips under a jab.
Snoats swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Corassa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Snoats has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Corassa.
Corassa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Snoats checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice body kick there by Corassa.
Snoats looks to throw a body kick
and Corassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snoats looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Snoats fakes the leg kick and cracks Corassa in the body.
A nice leg kick from Corassa, right into the meat of the thigh.
Snoats throws a looping overhand right but Corassa ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corassa throws a body shot but no joy.
Corassa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Snoats lands a leg kick that knocks Corassa off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Snoats looks to score with a jab to the body but Corassa is just out of range.
Corassa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Snoats throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Corassa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Snoats checks it well.
Snoats comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Corassa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Snoats checks it well.
Corassa throws a lazy right hand but Snoats sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Corassa blocks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Corassa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Snoats is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corassa.
A decent looking cross lands there for Corassa.
Snoats scores with a leg kick.
Snoats blocks a low kick nicely.
Snoats walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Corassa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Corassa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Snoats throws a body kick that misses
and Corassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Corassa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Corassa.
Corassa connects with a leg kick.
Corassa throws a leg kick but Snoats moved away.
Corassa scores with a nice body kick.
Corassa throws a good cross that connects.
Nice defenses there by Snoats.
Corassa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Corassa scores with a one two! Snoats had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Snoats misses with a looping left.
Corassa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corassa catches Snoats with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Snoats lands a nice shot that snaps Corassa's head back.
Corassa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Snoats has taken the fight to the clinch.
Snoats jumps into guard, dragging Corassa to the mat.
Snoats trying to keep a closed guard but Corassa is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa wants to pass the guard but Snoats is keeping the position.
Snoats is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Corassa wants to pass the guard but Snoats is keeping the position.
Corassa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Corassa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Corassa looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Snoats keeping moving, preventing Corassa from controlling successfully.
Corassa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Corassa throws a push kick but Snoats slaps the foot to one side.
Corassa throws a head kick but Snoats moves out of range.
Good work by Snoats as he checks the leg kick.
Corassa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Snoats fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corassa manages to avoid it.
Snoats will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Snoats waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corassa.
Snoats has closed the distance and engaged Corassa in a clinch.
Corassa tries to throw a body punch but Snoats avoids it by throwing Corassa back against the cage.
Snoats pulls guard.
Corassa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Corassa scores with a jab. Snoats acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Corassa moves out of range of the body kick from Snoats.
A countering left hand to the body from Corassa misses.
Snoats misses with a body shot.
Corassa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Snoats misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Corassa.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snoats looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Corassa moves away from the strike by Snoats.
Corassa misses with a hook. Snoats ducked under it nicely.
Snoats takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoats throws a jab but it's blocked by Corassa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corassa! But no joy.
Corassa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Snoats checks a leg kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Corassa.
Corassa digs a good body shot into Snoats's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoats keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snoats misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corassa.
Snoats takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good leg kick by Corassa.
Corassa checks a low kick from Snoats.
Corassa takes one to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Corassa - just one landing.
Snoats throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab lands there for Corassa.
Corassa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That kick from Snoats tenderised Corassa's leg. Corassa is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick from Corassa misses.
Corassa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Snoats counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snoats throws a chopping leg kick but Corassa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Corassa misses with a low kick as Snoats jumps back.
Corassa lands with a right hand.
Snoats throws a solid leg kick but Corassa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Snoats.
Snoats backing away here, and Corassa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoats throws a right hand that misses
and Corassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snoats misses the jab.
Corassa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Snoats is looking to counter punch.
Corassa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Snoats scores with the left hand. Corassa knows he should have avoided that one.
Corassa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Corassa throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Snoats to counter with a crisp jab.
Snoats throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Snoats is looking to land body kicks.
Corassa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Snoats fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corassa manages to avoid it.
Corassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corassa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Snoats is out of range and Corassa settles back down.
It looked like Snoats wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Snoats avoids the head kick by Corassa.
Snoats misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corassa.
Snoats throws a low kick but Corassa avoids it.
Corassa lands a leg kick that knocks Snoats off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa checks a leg kick nicely.
Corassa misses with a hook. Snoats ducked under it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corassa. That's going to slow Snoats down.
Snoats slips a straight right by Corassa.
Snoats takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Corassa throws the kick towards the body but Snoats avoids it.
Snoats misses with a straight left.
Corassa throws out a loose jab but Snoats uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa lands a jab to Snoats's midsection.
Snoats stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Corassa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Snoats.
Snoats uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corassa.
A nice leg kick lands there from Corassa.
Snoats lands a nice shot to the body.
Snoats ducks under a wild hook from Corassa.
Snoats ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corassa moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corassa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Snoats lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Snoats walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Corassa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Corassa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Snoats's sensitive parts.
Corassa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Corassa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Snoats misses the body punch
and Corassa counters with a straight right hand.
Corassa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snoats lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Corassa wants to slow Snoats down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice shot lands for Snoats.
Corassa misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snoats looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Snoats moves out of range as Corassa throws a body kick.
Snoats misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Corassa. Snoats does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corassa moves away from the strike by Snoats.
Snoats misses with a straight right.
Snoats throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Snoats moves out of range of the strikes.
Snoats throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corassa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Snoats lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Corassa.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corassa. That's going to slow Snoats down.
Snoats scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoats moves away from the strike by Corassa.
Snoats swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Snoats avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Snoats changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Snoats blocks a jab.
Snoats tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corassa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Corassa checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoats swings for the body but Corassa moves out of range.
Good shot there by Snoats.
Corassa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Snoats lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Snoats throws a front kick aimed at Corassa's knee but Corassa avoids it well.
Snoats throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Corassa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Corassa works the jab nicely.
Corassa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snoats.
Corassa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Snoats thows a leg kick but Corassa checks it
and Corassa counters with an inside leg kick.
Snoats misses with a wild body shot.
Corassa tries to score with a low kick but Snoats moves his leg out of the way.
Corassa with the inside leg kick.
Snoats misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Corassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Snoats tries to close the distance and clinch but Corassa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Corassa misses with a straight right.
Snoats forces Corassa back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa lands a hook that snaps the head of Snoats backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snoats jumps into guard, dragging Corassa to the mat.
Corassa stays in close to Snoats's body and controls the position.
Corassa wants to control from the top but Snoats keeps moving.
Snoats is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Snoats keeping full guard, as Corassa tries to pass.
Snoats working for a triangle but Corassa defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa content to stall in guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gale Snoats has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corassa looking to pass the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Snoats dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corassa. That did some damage!
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.
Snoats on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corassa. Corassa obviously looking to wear him down.
Corassa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corassa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Snoats can pounce on him.
Corassa moves out of range as Snoats strikes.
Snoats scores with a body shot.
Snoats misses with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Corassa.
Eduardo Corassa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corassa.
Snoats misses with a low kick.
Corassa checks a leg kick.
Snoats chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Corassa can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snoats. Corassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corassa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Snoats misses with a leg kick.
Snoats avoids the head kick by Corassa.
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 Gale Snoats.
I think Corassa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Corassa!
Eduardo Corassa is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Eduardo Corassa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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