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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buckley Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Snerve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Armstrong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Russian Roulette. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
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170 cm
25
157 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buckley Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien Snerve!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but Snerve shows good takedown defense.
Armstrong looking to score a takedown here. Snerve is defending well but Armstrong drives through and ends up in Snerve's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Snerve is looking for a triangle but Armstrong pushes his legs off easily.
Armstrong 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.
Armstrong drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Snerve manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Armstrong has Snerve in his guard.
Snerve working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Armstrong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Armstrong working for a triangle but Snerve defends it easily.
Armstrong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong looking for subs off his back but Snerve has passed one foot through into half guard.
Snerve prevents Armstrong from improving his position.
Armstrong looking for submissions off his back.
Armstrong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Snerve pulls his head out easily.
Snerve looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Snerve trying to control the action but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Armstrong actively working from the bottom here.
Armstrong is not content to let Snerve control the position.
Armstrong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Snerve pushes past his half guard into mount!
Armstrong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Snerve tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Armstrong is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is squirming around, avoiding Snerve's attempts to control the action.
Armstrong is looking to improve his position but Snerve isn't that keen on the idea.
Armstrong is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buckley Armstrong dominated that round.
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.
Snerve leaves Armstrong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Snerve shoots for a takedown but Armstrong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Buckley Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snerve leaves Armstrong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Snerve throws a nice looking combination but Armstrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Armstrong drives through with a takedown into guard.
Armstrong drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Snerve dives on top into guard.
Armstrong is looking for a triangle here but Snerve uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Snerve misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Armstrong tries to improve position but can't.
Armstrong is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Snerve's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Armstrong wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Armstrong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Armstrong tries to get to full guard but Snerve has control of the leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Armstrong has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Snerve escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Snerve!
Armstrong is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong looks to move to half guard but instead Snerve has passed into mount! Damn!
Armstrong is looking to get to half guard.
Snerve scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Armstrong?
Armstrong is in all sorts of trouble here.
Armstrong is squirming around, avoiding Snerve's attempts to control the action.
Armstrong is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snerve trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Armstrong gets back to half guard.
Snerve is keen to just control but Armstrong is a slippery customer.
Snerve drops an elbow to the side of Armstrong's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snerve takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Armstrong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Snerve pulls his head out easily.
Armstrong is staying active underneath Snerve, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Snerve is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Armstrong looking for submissions off his back.
Armstrong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Snerve pulls his head out easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armstrong looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buckley Armstrong dominated that second round.
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!
Armstrong shoots in for a double leg but Snerve sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Snerve throws a right and a left that both miss.
Snerve slaps away a takedown attempt from Armstrong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Snerve dives in and grabs Armstrong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Armstrong pushes down on Snerve's head and hops out.
Armstrong misses with a takedown attempt - Snerve sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buckley Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a takedown but Snerve manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Armstrong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Armstrong fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Snerve to the ground. Armstrong is now in Snerve's guard.
Armstrong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Snerve bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Armstrong's guard.
Snerve trying to control the position from guard on top but Armstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Armstrong isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Snerve stacks Armstrong on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Snerve!
Armstrong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snerve working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Armstrong is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snerve trying to control the action but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Snerve content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Armstrong is looking for a sweep.
Armstrong regains half guard.
Snerve trying to control from half guard but Armstrong is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Armstrong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Armstrong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Armstrong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Armstrong actively working from the bottom here.
Snerve is trying to control the action in half guard but Armstrong is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong looking for submissions off his back.
Armstrong is looking to improve his position.
Snerve wants to pass the guard but Armstrong is defending well.
Armstrong moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Damien Snerve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong looking for a guillotine here but Snerve defends easily.
Snerve is pushing down on Armstrong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Armstrong is fighting to maintain full guard but Snerve has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buckley Armstrong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Armstrong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buckley Armstrong!
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energy
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RATING
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