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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rotkiv Stach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rotkiv Stach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rex Snow!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow slips a jab and a cross from Stach.
Stach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stach misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from Stach. No joy for Snow on that attempt.
Stach lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stach.
Stach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snow.
Snow moves in looking to clinch but Stach pushes him off.
Stach throws a right hand that Snow ducks under and follows up with a left that Snow also avoids with ease.
Stach closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rotkiv Stach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stach swinging wilding here.
Snow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stach.
Snow tries to clinch but Stach moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow wants to slow Stach down by chopping away at his legs.
Stach lands a with a good body shot.
Stach looks to land a combination but Snow avoids it well.
Stach misses with a double jab.
No luck for Snow with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stach misses with a series of wild punches.
Stach tries to bum rush Snow with a series of wild strikes but Snow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for Snow with that takedown attempt.
Rotkiv Stach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Snow.
Stach throws a sloppy head kick and Snow moves out of range easily.
Snow misses with a kick to the body.
Stach misses with a two punch combination.
Snow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stach throws a nice looking combination but Snow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snow scores with a takedown into Stach's guard.
Stach knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Snow on the ground.
Snow preventing the sweep.
Snow wants to control from the top but Stach keeps moving.
Snow preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stach is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stach might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Snow wants to stand but Stach has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Snow trying to control but Stach is working from the bottom.
Stach looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stach!
Snow misses with a head kick.
Snow looks gassed!
Stach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Snow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stach.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow checks a leg kick nicely.
Stach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Snow circles away quickly and effectively.
Stach fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stach moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stach works over Snow's head and body with a nice combination.
Snow wants to clinch.
Stach misses with a double jab.
Stach misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Stach misses
and Snow holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Snow is pressed up against the ropes. Stach 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.
Stach throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stach misses with a double jab.
Stach throws a push kick but Snow slaps the foot to one side.
Rotkiv Stach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stach throws a series of punches but Snow avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stach moves out of range of the body kick.
Snow moves into the clinch.
Snow slows down the pace here.
Stach wants a takedown.
Stach drops down looking for an ankle pick but Snow pulls his leg out and moves away.
Snow slips a jab and a cross from Stach.
Stach throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stach turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stach throws a leg kick but Snow checks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stach throws a nice looking combination but Snow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Stach does no damage.
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 Rotkiv Stach will probably get the nod.
That's time! Stach's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stach throws out a powerful jab.
Stach lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Snow is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stach.
A punch combination from Stach misses.
Snow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stach throws a combination that misses
and Snow counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stach is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stach falls off balance throwing a combination
and Snow counters by clinching up.
Stach goes for a takedown in the clinch but Snow prevents it.
Stach tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stach has Snow pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Snow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rotkiv Stach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snow wants a takedown.
Snow gets underhooks to prevent Stach's takedown attempt.
Snow jumps guard.
Snow is breathing heavily.
Stach trying to control but Snow is working from the bottom.
Stach postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stach pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snow is keeping the position for now.
Stachis looking to pass into half guard but Snow pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Snow is in guard.
Stach wants to get back to his feet but Snow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Snow wants to get up but he can't break Stach's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stach looking for a sweep. Not yet Stach, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stach fails to land with a series of punches.
Rotkiv Stach is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stach throws a series of punches but Snow avoids them all with ease.
Stach misses with a double jab
and Snow counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stach wants a takedown.
Snow drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stach gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Snow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stach throws a left and a right that both miss
and Snow moves into the clinch.
Stach goes for a takedown attempt but Snow pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Snow moves in looking to clinch but Stach pushes him off.
Snow tries to land a front kick but Stach steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Snow dodges the punch combination from Stach.
Snow throws a leg kick that misses.
Stach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stach misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Snow circles away quickly and effectively.
Stach looks to land a combination but Snow avoids it well.
Snow slips a jab and a cross from Stach.
Stach is working the combinations to good effect here.
Snow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Snow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stach.
Snow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stach throws a combination. Snow tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stach takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stach misses with a two punch combination.
Snow slips a jab and a cross from Stach.
Snow doesn't manage to clinch there - Stach circles away.
Stach throws a series of punches but Snow avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stach looks to land a combination but Snow avoids it well.
Stach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snow fails with a takedown attempt.
Stach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stach throws a nice looking combination but Snow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stach looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stach lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snow misses with a body kick.
Snow is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Snow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Snow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Snow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Snow tries to clinch but Stach is having none of it.
Stach thows a leg kick but Snow checks it
and Snow counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stach is trying to drag Snow to the mat but Snow just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Stach has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Snow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Snow is pushing Stach up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Snow crunches a lovely knee into Stach's ribcage.
Snow breaks from the clinch.
Snow avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Stach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stach throws a low kick but Snow avoids it.
Snow throws a body kick that misses.
Stach throws a combination that misses
and Snow counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow dodges the punch combination from Stach.
Stach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Snow holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stach is working for takedown but Snow is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rotkiv Stach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stach gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Snow.
Stach has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Snow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stach is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Snow pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stach wants a takedown but no success here.
Snow drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stach gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Snow goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stach prevents it.
Stach wants a takedown but no success here.
Snow tries to pull guard but Stach won't allow it.
Snow stops a takedown attempt from Stach.
Stach has Snow pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Snow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Snow jumps guard and drags Stach to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Stach missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stach trying to control the position from guard on top but Snow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow working a defensive guard here.
Stach trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stach has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Snow is proving hard to escape from.
Stach wants to control from the top but Snow keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Snow pushes Stach up against the ropes in a clinch.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stach has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Snow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Snow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy body kick from Stach
and Snow counters with a shoot takedown. Stach fights it but they end up in guard.
Stach 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.
Stach looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Snow slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Snow won't allow Stach to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow trying to control the position from guard on top but Stach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stach trying to keep a closed guard but Snow is proving a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Snow counters by moving into the clinch.
Snow stops a takedown attempt from Stach.
Stach tries for a takedown. No joy.
Snow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stach lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Snow prevents the takedown attempt.
Snow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stach is keeping busy.
Stach is trying to drag Snow to the mat but Snow just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Snow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stach misses with a series of wild punches.
Stach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Snow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Snow 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Snow!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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