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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Borne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Sniddlegrass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel Borne could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Benjamin Sniddlegrass's chin.
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154 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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155 lbs
4 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Borne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benjamin Sniddlegrass!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sniddlegrass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sniddlegrass slips a jab from Borne.
Borne closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sniddlegrass quickly recovers to half guard.
Sniddlegrass is doing well to control the position and prevent Borne from advancing to side control.
Borne is looking to take a break and control but Sniddlegrass is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sniddlegrass tries to roll over but Borne keeps him under control.
Sniddlegrass blocking the ground and pound attempt from Borne.
Borne moves into full mount! Sniddlegrass won't be happy about that!
Sniddlegrass is trying desperately to improve position.
Borne trying to control but Sniddlegrass is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sniddlegrass tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sniddlegrass is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sniddlegrass is looking to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Borne there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Borne with shots to the head and body - Sniddlegrass looks very uncomfortable down there.
Borne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sniddlegrass is looking to escape.
Sniddlegrass tries to hold on but Borne pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borne trying to control but Sniddlegrass is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sniddlegrass keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Borne moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Sniddlegrass has worked his arm free - good work by Sniddlegrass!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sniddlegrass is trying to improve his position.
Borne works to advance to full mount. Sniddlegrass defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Borne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass wants to hold on but Borne pushes him away.
Sniddlegrass is squirming around, avoiding Borne's attempts to control the action.
Sniddlegrass wants to hold on but Borne pushes him away.
Sniddlegrass working to try and regain half guard.
Borne trying to control but Sniddlegrass is having none of it.
Borne with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Borne throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sniddlegrass tries to buck Borne off but he can't manage it.
Borne looking to secure an arm triangle but Sniddlegrass defends it well.
Borne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sniddlegrass is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borne with a couple of short strikes.
Sniddlegrass trying desperately to get to his feet.
Borne throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Borne working for a submission but Sniddlegrass is keeping him at bay.
Sniddlegrass flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sniddlegrass really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Borne dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Borne misses with a body shot.
Sniddlegrass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Borne looks for the body kick but Sniddlegrass saw that one coming.
Sniddlegrass clobbers Borne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Borne feints and then cracks Sniddlegrass's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sniddlegrass down.
Borne throws a leg kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Borne!
Sniddlegrass cracks Borne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sniddlegrass sizes up Borne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sniddlegrass fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Borne misses with a hook.
Sniddlegrass checks a leg kick.
Borne darts in and clinches Sniddlegrass up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sniddlegrass tries a knee to the head but Borne blocks it.
Borne looking to slow down the pace here.
Sniddlegrass is leaning against Borne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Sniddlegrass to work.
Borne breaks the clinch.
Sniddlegrass lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sniddlegrass.
Borne does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice jab there from Sniddlegrass.
Borne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sniddlegrass manages to avoid it.
Borne misses with a low kick.
Sniddlegrass lands a nice looking body kick.
Benjamin Sniddlegrass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sniddlegrass keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sniddlegrass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borne.
A right-left combo lands from Sniddlegrass.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borne tries to bum rush Sniddlegrass with a series of wild strikes but Sniddlegrass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Borne clinches up with Sniddlegrass and pushes him back against the cage.
Borne is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sniddlegrass to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Borne tries to pull guard but Sniddlegrass won't allow it.
Borne looking to stall.
Sniddlegrass is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sniddlegrass misses with a knee strike.
Borne is trying to pull guard but Sniddlegrass has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Borne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sniddlegrass crunches a lovely knee into Borne's ribcage.
Sniddlegrass being controlled against the cage.
Sniddlegrass stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass misses with a knee to the head.
Sniddlegrass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Borne avoids it.
Sniddlegrass with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sniddlegrass lands a nice knee to the body.
Sniddlegrass pushes Borne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Borne is looking to control Sniddlegrass's arms but Sniddlegrass gets an underhook and turns him. Now Borne has his back to the cage.
Sniddlegrass is struggling to control the position.
Sniddlegrass lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Borne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass with a knee to the head.
Sniddlegrass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sniddlegrass avoiding damage.
Borne content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sniddlegrass lands an elbow inside.
Sniddlegrass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Borne.
Borne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sniddlegrass tries to work over Borne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sniddlegrass lands with a right to the head.
Sniddlegrass misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sniddlegrass trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Sniddlegrass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Borne cracks Sniddlegrass with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sniddlegrass lands with a right hand.
Borne connects with an inside leg kick.
Sniddlegrass has closed the distance and engaged Borne in a clinch.
Borne taking a breather.
Borne prevents a body shot from Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sniddlegrass with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sniddlegrass tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sniddlegrass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass lands a nice shot to the body.
Borne has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sniddlegrass is trying to keep an underhook but Borne manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Samuel Borne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sniddlegrass wants to get back to his feet.
Borne trying to control from half guard but Sniddlegrass is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass wants to get back to his feet.
Sniddlegrass tries to get to full guard but Borne has control of the leg.
Borne tries to pass to full mount but Sniddlegrass defends it.
Sniddlegrass looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sniddlegrass is trying to get back to full guard.
Borne trying to pass the guard but Sniddlegrass defending well.
Borne moves into full mount! Sniddlegrass won't be happy about that!
The referee warns Sniddlegrass that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Borne with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sniddlegrass is in all sorts of trouble here.
Borne controlling from mount.
Borne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sniddlegrass is looking to escape.
Sniddlegrass is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borne controlling the position easily from mount.
Sniddlegrass is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borne tries to control but Sniddlegrass wriggling away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Borne throwing strikes here but Sniddlegrass is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Borne unloads with some shots from mount but Sniddlegrass bucks and avoids them well.
Sniddlegrass wants to control but Borne is having none of it.
Borne trying to control but Sniddlegrass is having none of it.
Borne throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sniddlegrass because Borne loaded up on that one.
Borne wants to control the pace but Sniddlegrass is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borne tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sniddlegrass really wants to buck Borne off and get back to his feet.
Borne pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sniddlegrass is in all sorts of trouble here.
Borne wants to control the pace but Sniddlegrass is squirming around nicely.
Borne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Borne thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sniddlegrass keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Borne 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.
Sniddlegrass is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Borne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Borne 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Borne!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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