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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tomislav Pintaric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Snarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomislav Pintaric could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brad Snarke's chin.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomislav Pintaric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brad Snarke!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snarke tries a head kick but it misses.
Pintaric avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pintaric throws a chopping leg kick but Snarke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pintaric darts in trying to clinch
and Snarke counters with an inside leg kick.
Snarke clinches.
Pintaric working hard to break the clinch.
Snarke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pintaric jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snarke walks away with a smile on his face. Pintaric gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pintaric takes the fight into the clinch.
Snarke works on Pintaric's body with a couple of short punches.
Pintaric misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snarke misses with a knee strike.
Snarke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Snarke gets underhooks to prevent Pintaric's takedown attempt.
Snarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snarke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Snarke instigates a clinch.
Pintaric tries to pull guard but Snarke holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pintaric drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomislav Pintaric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Pintaric or perhaps it was just good defense by Snarke which made him look bad.
Pintaric tries to clinch
and Snarke moves into the clinch.
Pintaric tries to pull guard but Snarke holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pintaric drops back down to his feet.
Snarke breaks the clinch.
Snarke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pintaric.
A good leg kick by Pintaric.
Pintaric throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pintaric throws a sloppy head kick and Snarke moves out of range easily.
Pintaric scores with a leg kick.
Snarke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pintaric misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snarke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snarke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Snarke wants it to stay on the feet.
Pintaric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snarke has managed to clinch.
Pintaric is trying to break free.
Pintaric is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Snarke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Snarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tomislav Pintaric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snarke tries a head kick but it misses.
Pintaric keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pintaric shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pintaric blocks Snarke's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Pintaric postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Snarke looks a forlorn figure.
Snarke sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pintaric trying to control from half guard but Snarke is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snarke tries to get to full guard but Pintaric has control of the leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Snarke can do anything to dispel that myth.
Snarke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pintaric.
Snarke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Snarke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pintaric.
Pintaric is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
It looks like Pintaric is going to stand back up.
Pintaric is breathing heavily.
Snarke is looking for a sweep. Pintaric is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Snarke throws a sloppy head kick and Pintaric moves out of range easily.
Pintaric thumps Snarke with a low kick.
Snarke throws a sloppy head kick and Pintaric moves out of range easily.
Pintaric wants to clinch
and Snarke counters with a big head kick but Pintaric shrugs it off.
Snarke shoots in but no luck this time.
Pintaric misses with a takedown
enabling Snarke to counter with a crisp jab.
Pintaric looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Snarke!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pintaric is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Snarke can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pintaric wants to control the pace but Snarke is squirming around nicely.
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 Tomislav Pintaric will probably get the nod.
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.
Snarke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snarke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pintaric misses with a takedown attempt - Snarke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Snarke tries to clinch there but Pintaric circles away.
Snarke lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Tomislav Pintaric has been cut.
Snarke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pintaric throws a solid leg kick but Snarke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pintaric.
Pintaric looks to clinch
and Snarke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pintaric wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snarke has him pressed against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snarke lands a nice elbow.
Snarke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pintaric tries to pull guard but Snarke holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pintaric drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomislav Pintaric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snarke breaks the clinch.
Tomislav Pintaric is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Snarke as Pintaric shoots in.
Snarke lands a front kick.
Snarke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Snarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snarke has closed the distance and engaged Pintaric in a clinch.
Pintaric gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Snarke.
Pintaric fails to pull guard.
Pintaric tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snarke just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Pintaric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Snarke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pintaric.
Snarke crunches a lovely knee into Pintaric's ribcage.
Pintaric wants to get back to striking at distance but Snarke won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pintaric is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pintaric jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snarke walks away with a smile on his face. Pintaric gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Snarke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snarke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Snarke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pintaric's face.
Pintaric tries to pull guard but Snarke holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pintaric drops back down to his feet.
Snarke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pintaric shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Snarke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pintaric tries to break free but Snarke pushes him back against the ropes.
Pintaric has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Snarke uses from the top position.
Pintaric wants to stand up but Snarke is controlling him.
Snarke is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snarke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pintaric's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Snarke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pintaric is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Snarke slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Snarke working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Snarke controls the position.
Pintaric wants to get back to his feet but Snarke drags him back down.
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.
Snarke has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A head kick by Pintaric misses
and Snarke counters with a low kick, right behind Pintaric 's knee.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Snarke.
Snarke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pintaric takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Snarke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Snarke drives through and clinches with Pintaric against the ropes.
Pintaric is trying to maintain a safe position but Snarke gets an underhook and turns Pintaric into the ropes.
Snarke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pintaric jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snarke walks away with a smile on his face. Pintaric gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pintaric throws a body punch but Snarke moves out of range.
Snarke rushes Pintaric and presses him up against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Snarke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Snarke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tomislav Pintaric's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Snarke, right into the meat.
Snarke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pintaric tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snarke just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Pintaric looking for a takedown.
Pintaric looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Snarke blocks an uppercut.
Snarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snarke blocks a head kick by Pintaric.
Snarke shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pintaric's guard.
Snarke postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Snarke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pintaric trying to strike off his back.
Snarke 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.
Snarke won't allow Pintaric to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snarke prevents Pintaric from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snarke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pintaric has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Snarke stands up from Pintaric's guard - Snarke perhaps looking for a knockout.
Snarke changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pintaric looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Snarke looks up at the clock and then as Pintaric takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Snarke smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pintaric takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Snarke moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Snarke stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snarke shoots in and drives through. Pintaric sprawls well.
Snarke leaves Pintaric with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomislav Pintaric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pintaric shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Snarke forces Pintaric back against the ropes and clinches.
Pintaric stalling in the clinch but Snarke improves position.
Snarke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Snarke jumps guard.
Pintaric scoring with some ground and pound.
Pintaric is fighting to break Snarke's control of his arms but Snarke is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pintaric throwing strikes from guard but Snarke blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pintaric stops Snarke from standing up.
Pintaric throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pintaric postures up and lands a big shot to Snarke's brow.
Snarke keeping moving, preventing Pintaric from controlling successfully.
Snarke punching from the bottom.
Snarke pulls Pintaric in close to prevent any damage.
Snarke has momentary wrist control but Pintaric slips an elbow through the middle.
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.
Pintaric won't allow Snarke to sweep him here.
Snarke keeping moving, preventing Pintaric from controlling successfully.
Snarke controlling the position.
Pintaric loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Snarke keeping moving, preventing Pintaric from controlling successfully.
Pintaric trying to stand up but can't free himself from Snarke's guard.
Snarke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Snarke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snarke 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Snarke!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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