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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Snake (ranked 3005 p4p, 2312 weight class) and Stewie Brooks (ranked 377 p4p, 293 weight class). John Snake could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stewie Brooks's chin.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stewie Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brooks forces Snake back against the cage and clinches.
Brooks has a couple of punches blocked by Snake.
Brooks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snake blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee calls for Brooks to work.
Snake throws a head punch that misses.
Snake misses with some punches.
Snake tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Snake.
Snake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Snake up against the cage.
Brooks trying to land knees to the body.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brooks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brooks has Snake pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Brooks fails to land.
Brooks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brooks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Snake blocking some punches.
Snake swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brooks effectively controlling the action here.
A bit of stalling here from Brooks.
Brooks pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.
Snake misses with a hook
and Brooks moves into the clinch.
Snake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Snake tries to land knees in the clinch but Brooks avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake tries to circle away but Brooks has him pinned against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Brooks.
Snake can't break the clinch.
Brooks controlling the action here for a moment.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Snake.
Come on Brooks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brooks has Snake pressed against the cage.
Brooks continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Brooks pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.
Brooks needs to keep his hands up - Snake had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Snake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brooks unleashes a big counter combination but Snake bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks closes the distance and clinches.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brooks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brooks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Snake up against the cage.
Brooks is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brooks misses with a punch to the body.
Snake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snake avoids the elbow strike from Brooks, against the cage.
Snake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snake tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brooks holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Snake misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Brooks to work.
Brooks is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Snake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brooks misses with a knee to the head.
Snake tries to pull guard but Brooks forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Snake avoids the damage to the body.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.
Snake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brooks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but Snake blocks with his arms.
Snake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brooks is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stewie Brooks dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
Stewie Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brooks ducks right into an uppercut from Snake.
Snake moves into range and connects with a jab.
Snake misses with a double jab
and Brooks moves into the clinch.
Brooks slowing the pace effectively.
Brooks misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brooks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Snake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks slowing the pace effectively.
A bit of stalling here from Brooks.
Brooks receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.
Snake lands with a shot to the body.
Snake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Snake fails with the takedown.
Snake misses with a looping right.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Brooks in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks moves into range and clinches up with Snake.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brooks controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Snake being controlled against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brooks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Snake letting Brooks take a breather here.
Snake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snake avoids it.
Brooks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Snake up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.
Snake throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake throws a hook but Brooks blocks it.
Snake lands the left hand.
Snake lands with an uppercut that bounces Brooks off the cage and back into range.
Snake tries to bum rush Brooks with a series of wild strikes but Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snake with a hook.
Snake lands with a nice combination. Brooks backs away looking to recover.
John Snake is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snake looks to land a combination. Brooks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brooks pushes Snake up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brooks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Snake blocks a body shot from Brooks.
Brooks stalling the fight.
Brooks stalls.
Brooks leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake avoids a wild elbow strike from Brooks.
Brooks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snake tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Snake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks controlling the action here for a moment.
Brooks leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.
Snake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brooks moves into the clinch.
Brooks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Snake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Brooks.
Snake tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks has Snake pressed against the cage.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Snake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Come on Brooks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brooks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting on Brooks's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Brooks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brooks stalls.
Snake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brooks has Snake pressed against the cage.
Snake throws an elbow but it misses.
Brooks pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Snake dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brooks is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Snake.
Snake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snake misses with a straight right.
Snake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Snake throws a jab but it's blocked by Brooks.
Snake misses with a right hand
and Brooks moves into the clinch.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks is struggling to control the position.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snake's elbow.
Brooks stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.
Snake throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Snake throws a big shot that misses.
Brooks moves away from the strike by Snake.
Snake works over Brooks's head and body with a nice combination.
Brooks takes one to the side of the head.
Brooks drives through and clinches with Snake against the cage.
Snake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Snake up against the cage.
Brooks lands a body punch.
Snake being controlled against the cage.
Brooks avoiding damage as Snake throws knees to the body.
Snake blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake misses with an elbow over the top.
Brooks effectively controlling the action here.
Brooks just leaning against Snake, taking a breather.
Brooks stalls.
Brooks just leaning against Snake, taking a breather.
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!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.
Snake misses with a right hand
and Brooks counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Snake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brooks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Snake up against the cage.
Brooks slows down the pace here.
Brooks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Snake up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brooks is pushing Snake up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brooks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.
Snake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brooks moves into the clinch.
Brooks can't find room to land a body shot as Snake controls the action.
Brooks holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Snake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snake misses with the head strike.
Snake managing to block the knees to the body from Brooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks has Snake pressed against the cage.
Brooks stalls.
Brooks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Snake up against the cage.
Snake managing to block the knees to the body from Brooks.
Brooks just leaning against Snake, taking a breather.
Brooks just leaning against Snake, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Snake.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Snake misses with a double jab.
Snake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brooks moves into range and clinches up with Snake.
Brooks throws an elbow but it misses.
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 John Snake.
I think Snake has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Snake!
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