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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Sneeds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enio Munhoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enio Munhoz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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230 lbs
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225 cm
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Sneeds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enio Munhoz!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munhoz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Munhoz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Munhoz keeping moving, preventing Sneeds from controlling successfully.
Sneeds stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sneeds misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chris Sneeds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sneeds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses.
Sneeds moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Sneeds.
Sneeds breaks the clinch.
Sneeds shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sneeds showed some decent athleticism there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sneeds in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sneeds lands strikes from half guard.
Sneeds is keen to just control but Munhoz is a slippery customer.
Sneeds is pressing down on Munhoz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Munhoz is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sneeds decides to stand and escape the position.
Sneeds bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sneeds scores with punches from side control.
Sneeds lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sneeds working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Munhoz is trying to buck Sneeds off.
Sneeds working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sneeds in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Munhoz gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Sneeds controlling from mount.
Munhoz is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sneeds fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sneeds blocks Munhoz's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sneeds controlling the pace for now.
Sneeds lands a big elbow.
Sneeds raining down shots from the mount!
Sneeds controlling from the full mount.
Munhoz is bucking up trying to escape but Sneeds cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sneeds is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sneeds lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sneeds punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sneeds can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Munhoz is looking to escape.
Sneeds sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sneeds lands a big shot there that rocks Munhoz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sneeds can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Munhoz is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Sneeds dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Munhoz tries to clinch up.
Sneeds shoots in but Munhoz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Munhoz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Munhoz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sneeds changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Munhoz tries to avoid it but Sneeds manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Munhoz to the ground. Munhoz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sneeds shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Munhoz defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Sneeds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sneeds circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sneeds holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munhoz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sneeds looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Munhoz tries to circle away but Sneeds has him pinned against the cage.
Munhoz tries to break the clinch but Sneeds is controlling the position.
Sneeds taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Munhoz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sneeds blocks it with crossed arms.
Sneeds creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Munhoz's defenses.
Sneeds goes for a takedown in the clinch but Munhoz prevents it.
Sneeds jumps guard.
Sneeds is trying to keep Munhoz in close.
Munhoz being controlled here momentarily.
Sneeds might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sneeds trying to keep a closed guard but Munhoz is proving a slippery customer.
Munhoz wants to control from the top but Sneeds keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sneeds is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Sneeds's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sneeds tries to break the clinch but Munhoz is controlling the position.
Sneeds looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sneeds fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sneeds breaks the clinch.
Munhoz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sneeds.
Munhoz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sneeds.
Sneeds shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Munhoz defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sneeds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munhoz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sneeds is trying hard to land a takedown here. Munhoz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sneeds will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Munhoz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sneeds tries for a takedown but Munhoz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sneeds shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Munhoz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sneeds trying to control the action but Munhoz is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sneeds decides to stand up, so the ref orders Munhoz to his feet.
Sneeds shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Munhoz as he avoids it easily.
Chris Sneeds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sneeds throws a head kick that misses
and Munhoz counters with a good low kick that Sneeds was not able to check.
Munhoz tries to keep at a distance but Sneeds has taken the fight into the clinch.
Munhoz is trying to break free.
Sneeds scores with a shot to the side of Munhoz's head.
Sneeds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sneeds looks to land a combination but Munhoz avoids it well.
Sneeds shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Munhoz but Munhoz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Sneeds dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sneeds misses with a takedown
and Munhoz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sneeds is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sneeds lands a right hook to the body.
Sneeds fails with the takedown.
Sneeds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sneeds gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sneeds is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Munhoz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Sneeds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munhoz is trying to break the clinch but Sneeds has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sneeds lands with a light punch inside.
Munhoz has had enough of the clinch but Sneeds keeps him there for the moment.
Sneeds breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sneeds drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sneeds trying to control the position from guard on top but Munhoz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sneeds missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Munhoz kicks Sneeds off and gets to his feet.
Munhoz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sneeds misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sneeds clinches but Munhoz breaks the clinch
and Munhoz counters with a left and a right that stings Sneeds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sneeds drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sneeds wants to control from the top but Munhoz keeps moving.
Sneeds tries to free his leg and advance position but Munhoz is retaining full guard.
Sneeds has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Munhoz is proving hard to escape from.
Munhoz scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Sneeds has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sneeds sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sneeds throws a big right hand that misses.
Munhoz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sneeds is controlling him.
Sneeds controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sneeds fails with the takedown
and Munhoz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sneeds is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munhoz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sneeds has his takedown stuffed
and Munhoz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sneeds shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Munhoz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sneeds trying to control but Munhoz is working from the bottom.
Munhoz wants to stand and escape but Sneeds is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munhoz keeping full guard, as Sneeds tries to pass.
Sneeds trying to control the position from guard on top but Munhoz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sneeds lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sneeds working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sneeds shoots and misses
and Munhoz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Munhoz is thwarting Sneeds's attempts to control the position.
Sneeds manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Munhoz leaves Sneeds with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sneeds closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Sneeds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sneeds, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Sneeds!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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