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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Snooker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larson Merkuao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Snooker is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Snooker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larson Merkuao!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merkuao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Merkuao wants it to stay on the feet.
Merkuao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Snooker avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Snooker.
Merkuao changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Snooker tries to avoid it but Merkuao manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Snooker to the ground. Snooker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Snooker closes the distance and clinches up with Merkuao, looking for a takedown. Snooker pushes Merkuao against the cage but Merkuao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Snooker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snooker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Snooker tries to pass to full mount but Merkuao defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merkuao wants to get back to full guard.
Snooker lands with a punch from half guard.
Merkuao wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Merkuao looks gassed!
Snooker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Snooker seems to be working for a kimura but Merkuao defends the submission attempt.
Snooker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Merkuao sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snooker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Merkuao looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Snooker is keen to just control but Merkuao is a slippery customer.
Snooker lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Merkuao trying to hold on to Snooker's head to control him but Snooker postures up.
Merkuao throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Snooker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Snooker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Merkuao with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snooker is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Merkuao to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Snooker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Snooker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Merkuao keeping moving, preventing Snooker from controlling successfully.
Snooker is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Merkuao is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Merkuao has escaped and now he's on top!
Snooker keeping full guard, as Merkuao tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snooker keeping moving, preventing Merkuao from controlling successfully.
Merkuao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snooker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Merkuao's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Snooker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Snooker shoots in but Merkuao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Snooker slips a straight right by Merkuao.
Merkuao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Snooker.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Snooker is defended easily by Merkuao.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Snooker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Merkuao drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snooker wants to get back to his feet but Merkuao is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sam Snooker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Merkuao trying to control but Snooker is working from the bottom.
Snooker keeping full guard, as Merkuao tries to pass.
Merkuao is breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Snooker shoots in for a takedown but Merkuao shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snooker shoots and misses
and Merkuao counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Merkuao avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Merkuao tries to free his leg and advance position but Snooker is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snooker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Snooker is looking to stand up but Merkuao isn't so interested in that idea.
Merkuao throws an elbow that misses. Snooker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Merkuao's guard. Nice move by Snooker!
Snooker wants to get up but he can't break Merkuao's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merkuao tries to strike from the bottom.
Merkuao working a defensive guard here.
Merkuao working for a triangle but Snooker defends it easily.
Snooker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Merkuao's guard.
Merkuao looking for a guillotine here but Snooker defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larson Merkuao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Merkuao gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Snooker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Snooker drops back looking for a leg! Merkuao is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Merkuao manages to kick Snooker off! Snooker jumps back into Merkuao's guard.
Merkuao tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Merkuao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snooker looking to sit in guard and control but Merkuao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Snooker being controlled here, momentarily.
Snooker looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merkuao throws a big elbow that misses.
Snooker wants to get back to his feet but Merkuao is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Snooker pulls Merkuao in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sam Snooker.
Horrible takedown by Merkuao or perhaps it was just good defense by Snooker which made him look bad.
Horrible takedown by Merkuao or perhaps it was just good defense by Snooker which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snooker has a takedown stuffed.
Snooker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Merkuao sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Snooker somewhat.
Merkuao looks to land a left hand but Snooker moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Snooker shoots for a double leg takedown but Merkuao sprawls well. He's pushed Snooker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Snooker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snooker misses with a takedown attempt - Merkuao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Snooker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Merkuao sprawls well. Merkuao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Snooker gets slowly back to his feet.
Snooker with a poor takedown
and Merkuao counters with a takedown into side control.
Merkuao tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Larson Merkuao.
I think Merkuao has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larson Merkuao!
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