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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zander Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Hamasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snake comes to the cage accompanied by Beat You Down - Rza. Zander Snake has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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163 cm
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164 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zander Snake! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jordan Hamasaki! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hamasaki moves in looking to clinch but Snake pushes him off. Hamasaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Snake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Hamasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Snake paws at him with a jab and circles away. Snake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hamasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snake swats him away and circles back towards the center. Snake throws a hook to the side of Hamasaki's head but Hamasaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Snake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hamasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hamasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hamasaki wants to clinch. A jab from Hamasaki misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Snake swinging wildly here.
Snake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snake misses with a series of wild punches.
Hamasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hamasaki is looking to clinch but Snake is avoiding it.
Hamasaki clinches up against the cage. Hamasaki working Snake over with knees to the body. Snake tries to circle away but Hamasaki has him pinned against the cage. Nice elbow from Hamasaki. Snake avoids the elbow strike from Hamasaki, against the cage.
Snake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Snake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Hamasaki takes a swing at Snake's ribcage but misses. Hamasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Hamasaki wants to clinch. Snake throws a series of punches but Hamasaki moves out of range. Hamasaki is looking to clinch but Snake is avoiding it.
Hamasaki wants to clinch up but Snake keeps it at a distance. Nice defenses there by Hamasaki. Hamasaki tries to clinch up but Snake circles away and keeps his distance. Hamasaki wants to clinch. A swing and a miss from Snake.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hamasaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Hamasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Snake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Hamasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snake looks to land a combination but Hamasaki avoids it well. Hamasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Snake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Nice cross by Snake. Snake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hamasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snake swats him away and circles back towards the center. Snake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snake cracks Hamasaki with an open hand slap.
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. Hamasaki fails in his attempt to clinch. Hamasaki misses with a two punch combination.
Snake connects with a right hand. Hamasaki shakes it off. Hamasaki fails in his attempt to clinch. Hamasaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Snake circles away.
Hamasaki tries to clinch there but Snake circles away.
Snake misses with a two punch combination.
Snake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hamasaki. Snake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hamasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Snake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Hamasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Hamasaki tries to clinch but Snake moves out of range. Hamasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Snake dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hamasaki tries to clinch but Snake moves out of range. Hamasaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Snake circles away.
Hamasaki on the wrong end of a nice hook. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hamasaki checks a leg kick. Snake connects with a jab. Snake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Hamasaki pushes Snake up against the cage in a clinch. A short right from Hamasaki on the inside. Nice body punch from Hamasaki. Hamasaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snake blocks it with crossed arms. Snake is trying to break the clinch but Hamasaki is controlling him. Snake is trying to break free. Snake wants to get back to striking at distance but Hamasaki won't allow it.
Snake blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Snake's face as he tries to break the clinch. Hamasaki trying to land knees to the body.
Hamasaki throws an elbow that misses.
Hamasaki lands a damaging elbow. A nice glancing elbow lands by Hamasaki. Snake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hamasaki working Snake over with knees to the body. Hamasaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Snake's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hamasaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Snake's efforts to push away. Snake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Snake wants to break free but Hamasaki has control.
Snake takes an elbow to the temple. Snake is trying to break the clinch but Hamasaki has him pressed against the cage. Snake is trying to force a seperation but Hamasaki has the dominant position. Hamasaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snake avoids it. Hamasaki working Snake over with knees to the body. Hamasaki lands an elbow that stopped Snake in his tracks for a moment. Knees to the body from Hamasaki.
Hamasaki lands an elbow that stopped Snake in his tracks for a moment. Hamasaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Hamasaki lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Zander Snake has been cut. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Hamasaki has Snake pressed against the cage, preventing Snake from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Snake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Hamasaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Snake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Snake looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Hamasaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Snake in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Hamasaki lands a nice elbow. Snake can't break the clinch.
Hamasaki prevents Snake from breaking the clinch. Hamasaki lands a nice knee to the body. Snake blocks an elbow strike. A knee to the head by Hamasaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hamasaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hamasaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Hamasaki lands an elbow that stopped Snake in his tracks for a moment. Hamasaki scores with a knee to the head.
Snake wants to break free but Hamasaki has control.
Hamasaki lands a damaging elbow. Snake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hamasaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hamasaki lands an elbow just above Snake 's eye. Hamasaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Snake avoiding damage as Hamasaki throws knees to the body.
Hamasaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Hamasaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hamasaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Snake working hard to break the clinch. Hamasaki misses with an elbow over the top. Snake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Hamasaki landing knees to the head.
Hamasaki looking to throw knees to the head but Snake is blocking nicely.
Snake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hamasaki lands a nice knee to the body. Snake tries to circle away but Hamasaki has him pinned against the cage. Hamasaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snake is trying to break free. Snake looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. With the fighters up against the cage, Hamasaki throws an elbow but misses. Hamasaki keeps control of Snake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Snake is trying to break the clinch but Hamasaki is controlling him. Snake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Hamasaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Snake.
Snake working hard to break the clinch. Snake can't break the clinch.
Snake tries to circle away but Hamasaki has him pinned against the cage. Hamasaki crunches a lovely knee into Snake's ribcage. Snake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Snake is trying to force a seperation but Hamasaki has the dominant position. Hamasaki throws an elbow but it misses.
Snake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Snake is trying to break free. Hamasaki with a knee to the head.
Snake wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hamasaki has him pressed against the cage. Snake blocks an elbow strike. Snake tries to break free but Hamasaki pushes him back against the cage. Hamasaki throws an elbow but it misses.
Snake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Hamasaki is looking to clinch. Snake throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Hamasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Snake throws a series of punches but Hamasaki avoids them all with ease.
That's four 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. Hamasaki tries to clinch up. Hamasaki moves forwards but Snake connects with a nice, crisp jab. Snake scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Hamasaki forces Snake back against the cage and clinches. Snake tries to circle away but Hamasaki has him pinned against the cage. Snake can't break the clinch.
Snake has had enough of the clinch but Hamasaki keeps him there for the moment. Hamasaki lands an uppercut. Snake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Hamasaki misses with an elbow strike.
Snake tries to break the clinch but Hamasaki is controlling the position. Hamasaki prevents Snake from breaking the clinch. Hamasaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Snake is defending well for now. Snake has had enough of the clinch but Hamasaki keeps him there for the moment. Hamasaki lands a nice elbow. Hamasaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hamasaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Snake's brow. Hamasaki has Snake pressed against the cage, preventing Snake from circling away and getting back to striking at range. A knee to the head by Hamasaki.
Snake takes a knee to the side of the body. Snake looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Hamasaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Zander Snake's cut. 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.
Hamasaki tries to clinch up. No joy there for Snake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hamasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Hamasaki tries to clinch up but Snake circles away and keeps his distance. The fight stays on the outside here - Hamasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Snake avoids a lazy jab quite easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hamasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snake.
Snake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hamasaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Snake stalks Hamasaki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hamasaki's face. Hamasaki staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round. Snake swings and misses with a shot to the body and Hamasaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Snake swings away with a leg kick that misses. Snake lands with a cross. Snake keeps the fight on the outside. Hamasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Snake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Hamasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snake stalks Hamasaki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hamasaki's face. Hamasaki staggers backwards, shaken. Hamasaki is looking to clinch. Snake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Snake. Jordan Hamasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hamasaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hamasaki fails in his attempt to clinch. Hamasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Hamasaki wants to clinch up but Snake keeps it at a distance. Hamasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snake swats him away and circles back towards the center. Hamasaki tries to clinch up. Hamasaki tries to clinch up. Hamasaki is looking to clinch. Hamasaki thows a body shot but no joy. Snake throws out a leg kick but Hamasaki moves out of range and Snake only half commits. Hamasaki tries to clinch up. Snake lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Snake swats away the attempt to clinch by Hamasaki. Hamasaki tries to clinch up. Snake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hamasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Snake keeps the fight on the outside. Snake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Hamasaki is looking to clinch. Hamasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snake swats him away and circles back towards the center. Hamasaki blocks a jab. Snake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Snake misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Snake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hamasaki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Snake manages to break the clinch.
Snake throws a right hand that Hamasaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Hamasaki also avoids with ease. Hamasaki swings and misses with a shot to the body and Snake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Hamasaki closes the distance looking to clinch and Snake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Hamasaki cracks Snake with an open hand slap. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Hamasaki tries to clinch but fails miserably and Snake counters with an inside leg kick. Hamasaki wants to clinch but Snake slips to the side and Snake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Hamasaki tries to clinch up and Hamasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight! Zander Snake showed his dominance in that final round. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28 Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zander Snake!
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energy
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hype
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