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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zep Snijders (ranked 3840 p4p, 3837 weight class) and Yair Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 413 weight class). Sawyer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lá Cocaina kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zep Snijders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yair Sawyer!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snijders shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sawyer as he jumps to the side.
Snijders throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sawyer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Snijders thinking.
Snijders tries to clinch but Sawyer moves out of range.
Sawyer gets tackled into the cage by Snijders. Snijders maintains the clinch.
Snijders drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sawyer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sawyer cracks Snijders with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snijders walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice uppercut there from Sawyer.
Snijders wants to clinch up but Sawyer keeps it at a distance.
Sawyer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snijders throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
Sawyer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Snijders closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sawyer circles away.
It seemed like Sawyer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zep Snijders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Sawyer - just one landing.
Snijders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sawyer stuffs the takedown.
Sawyer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Snijders with a body shot.
Yair Sawyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snijders walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good standup being displayed there by Sawyer as he connects with a hook.
Sawyer leaves Snijders with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A combination from Sawyer does no damage.
Snijders tries to clinch but Sawyer moves away
and Sawyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snijders with a poor takedown
and Snijders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sawyer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sawyer stuffs the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Sawyer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sawyer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Snijders had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Snijders takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A shot to the liver by Sawyer. Beautiful body shot.
Snijders wants to clinch.
Sawyer lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snijders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Snijders throws a leg kick
enabling Sawyer to counter with a crisp jab.
Snijders tries for a takedown but Sawyer circles away easily
and Sawyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snijders darts in trying to clinch
and Sawyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Snijders misses the body punch
and Snijders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snijders closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sawyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snijders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sawyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sawyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sawyer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Snijders momentarily.
Snijders misses with a takedown
and Sawyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Snijders tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sawyer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Snijders somewhat.
Snijders is breathing heavily.
Snijders tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yair Sawyer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Snijders looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Snijders takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sawyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Snijders shoots in but no luck this time.
Snijders will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Snijders throws a jab when Sawyer was well out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sawyer. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sawyer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Snijders's hands.
Snijders looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Snijders tries to clinch but Sawyer moves out of range.
Snijders closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sawyer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zep Snijders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snijders on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Snijders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snijders moves to clinch but Sawyer breaks away
and Sawyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Snijders doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sawyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zep Snijders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Snijders misses
and Sawyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sawyer, as that shot connected.
Sawyer lands a glancing blow to the side of Snijders's head.
Snijders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Snijders is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer thuds his right hand into Snijders's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sawyer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sawyer wants it to stay on the feet.
Sawyer cracks Snijders with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snijders tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sawyer lands a jab to Snijders's midsection.
Snijders gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sawyer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sawyer punishes Snijders's body with a nice straight punch.
Sawyer lands with a good body shot.
Snijders tries to land a front kick but Sawyer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer checks a leg kick.
Zep Snijders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snijders fails with the takedown
and Sawyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snijders with a poor takedown
and Sawyer counters with a nice uppercut.
Sawyer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snijders at a distance.
Snijders has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Snijders there as he acknowledges the shot.
Snijders takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sawyer lands with a shot to the body.
Snijders misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer lands a right hook to the body.
Sawyer lands with a right hand.
Sawyer lands a jab to Snijders's midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snijders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sawyer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sawyer wants it to stay on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snijders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sawyer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Snijders. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Snijders misses with a double jab.
Sawyer tests Snijders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Snijders closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sawyer circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yair Sawyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sawyer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Snijders tries to clinch
and Sawyer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Snijders thinking.
Sawyer thuds a left hand into Snijders's body.
Snijders looks to clinch
and Sawyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snijders shoots in for a takedown but Sawyer shows good takedown defense.
Sawyer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Snijders on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A left lands for Sawyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snijders fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sawyer avoids it really well and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Sawyer misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snijders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sawyer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snijders throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sawyer's waist but Sawyer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Snijders off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zep Snijders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sawyer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sawyer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sawyer throws a one two combo.
Sawyer lands a nice hook to Snijders's body. Snijders takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Snijders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snijders takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snijders wants to clinch
and Sawyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Sawyer - just one landing.
Snijders walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sawyer connects with the punch.
Snijders fails with a takedown attempt.
Snijders moves to clinch but Sawyer breaks away
and Sawyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snijders closes the distance but Sawyer moves to the side
and Snijders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Snijders stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sawyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sawyer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sawyer throws out a powerful jab.
Snijders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sawyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snijders with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sawyer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sawyer dips to his left and cracks Snijders with an uppercut!
Snijders shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Snijders looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sawyer is fending him off so far but Snijders persists. Nope, Sawyer circles away and we're back to standing.
Sawyer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yair Sawyer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snijders darts in trying to clinch
and Sawyer counters with a nice body shot.
Sawyer lands with a nice body punch.
Sawyer connects with a looping right hand.
No luck for Snijders with that takedown attempt.
Sawyer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Snijders with a body shot.
Sawyer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yair Sawyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sawyer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 24:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yair Sawyer!
A very excited looking Yair Sawyer rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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