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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ace Of Spades (ranked 4904 p4p, 4102 weight class) and Eli Snake (ranked 425 p4p, 381 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good takedowns
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Ace Of Spades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eli Snake!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snake throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Of Spades was covering up waiting for the punch and Snake finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Snake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Of Spades swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Of Spades not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Of Spades wants to sweep here but Snake controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Of Spades holds on and takes a little breather.
Snake slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Spades working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Snake advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Snake is taking a breather. Of Spades says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Snake wants to work for an arm triangle but Of Spades is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Snake is looking to advance position but Of Spades won't allow it.
Snake is looking for a kimura here.
Snake is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Of Spades defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Snake is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Of Spades has managed to free his arm - good work.
Snake wants to take a breather but Of Spades is having none of it.
Snake is working for a submission of some sort.
Snake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Of Spades defending well though.
Snake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Snake trying to mount his opponent but Of Spades defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Of Spades defending well though.
Snake stalling.
Of Spades throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Snake feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Of Spades looking to control.
Of Spades has momentary wrist control but Snake slips an elbow through the middle.
Of Spades pulls Snake in to control the position.
Snake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snake throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Spades is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Of Spades looking for a guillotine here but Snake defends easily.
Snake controlling from the top position.
Snake wants to control from the top but Of Spades keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Snake dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Snake looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snake trying to control the position from guard on top but Of Spades is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eli Snake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Of Spades looking for a sweep. Not yet Of Spades, not yet.
Snake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Snake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Snake is in close to Of Spades's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snake is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Snake engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Of Spades managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Snake.
Snake throws a strike aimed at the side of Of Spades's head but Of Spades avoids it well.
Of Spades taking a bit of punishment here - Snake scoring with strikes.
Snake tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Snake has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Snake wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Of Spades, who protects the arm well.
Of Spades tries to bench press Snake off him but Snake keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake in side control, throwing shots but Of Spades defends.
Snake trying to control the position but Of Spades is working away.
Snake looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Of Spades is avoiding damage well.
Snake tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Snake has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Snake misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Snake controls the position.
Of Spades sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Spades is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Snake pulls his head out easily.
Snake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Snake prevents Of Spades from improving his position.
Of Spades pushes Snake off looking to stand but Snake dives back in and keeps control.
Of Spades is trying to maintain the position but Snake is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Of Spades gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Of Spades utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Snake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Of Spades keeping moving, preventing Snake from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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.
Snake shoots in and gets a takedown into Of Spades's guard.
Snake throwing strikes from guard but Of Spades blocks nicely.
Snake postures up in Of Spades's guard and throws a big left but Of Spades blocks it.
Snake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Snake controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Snake wants to control from the top but Of Spades keeps moving.
Snake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Snake slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Snake 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. This is the final round!
Snake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Snake closes the distance and pushes Of Spades back into the cage.
Of Spades blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snake is pressed up against the cage. Of Spades has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Snake down to the mat. Snake avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Of Spades shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Snake's guard.
Of Spades wants to control from the top but Snake keeps moving.
Snake manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Of Spades manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snake throwing strikes but missing.
Of Spades being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snake wants to control from the top but Of Spades keeps moving.
Snake showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Of Spades not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Snake trying to control but Of Spades is working from the bottom.
Eli Snake is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Of Spades looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Snake controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Snake tries a low kick but Of Spades avoids it.
Of Spades shoots in and drives through. Snake sprawls well.
Snake scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Snake with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Of Spades is looking to control Snake's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Of Spades avoid being mounted?
Of Spades tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
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.
Snake is taking a breather. Of Spades says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Of Spades is looking for a sweep. Snake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Snake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Of Spades gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snake taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Snake.
Ace Of Spades has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snake cracks Of Spades with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Snake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snake 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Snake!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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