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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tam Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zeus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Open Road. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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202 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tam Zeus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lorenzo Snow!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow tries to clinch but Zeus moves away
and Zeus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zeus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Snow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zeus blocks a head kick by Snow.
Snow tries to clinch but Zeus moves out of range.
Zeus avoids a kick to the body.
Zeus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zeus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Snow thows a body shot but no joy.
Snow scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeus circles away.
Snow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Snow throws a series of punches but Zeus moves out of range.
Zeus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Snow sprawls well. Snow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zeus gets slowly back to his feet.
Snow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zeus looks to score with a jab to the body but Snow is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Snow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch but Zeus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zeus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Zeus finds it's way through Snow's defenses.
Snow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zeus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zeus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Snow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zeus thinking.
Zeus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Snow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zeus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow lands a glancing blow to the side of Zeus's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Snow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Snow moves away from the strike by Zeus.
Zeus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Zeus coming out on top.
The fighters circling - Snow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Snow misses.
Snow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zeus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zeus throws a looping overhand right but Snow ducks down to avoid it.
Snow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Snow wants to clinch.
Snow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Snow.
Zeus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Snow. Snow obviously looking to wear him down.
Snow throws a front kick that sends Zeus stumbling back into the cage.
Snow has closed the distance and engaged Zeus in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Snow.
Zeus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zeus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
Zeus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Snow pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zeus blocks an uppercut.
Snow is trying to maintain a safe position but Zeus gets an underhook and turns Snow into the cage.
Zeus pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeus trying to control the position.
Snow wants to control from the top but Zeus keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Snow is stalling in the full guard.
Zeus has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Snow has passed into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeus is looking for a sweep.
Snow wants to take a breather but Zeus manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Snow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Snow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Snow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zeus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zeus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zeus misses with a left hand
and Snow counters by moving into the clinch.
Snow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zeus misses with a punch on the inside.
Snow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Snow.
Zeus is looking to take this one to the mat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Zeus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zeus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snow's elbow.
Zeus jumps guard but Snow turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Zeus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zeus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Snow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tam Zeus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zeus struggles to land a body shot inside as Snow controls his hands.
Zeus struggles to land a body shot inside as Snow controls his hands.
Zeus misses with some punches.
We've been informed that Snow has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Snow scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Zeus.
Snow blocks a body shot from Zeus.
Snow lands a body shot.
Zeus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snow misses with a body shot.
Zeus takes a swing at Snow's ribcage but misses.
Zeus takes a swing at Snow's ribcage but misses.
Lorenzo Snow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zeus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zeus moves out of range as Snow throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch but Zeus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snow has managed to clinch.
Zeus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Snow lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeus wants to take the fight to the mat but Snow manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zeus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Zeus.
Zeus lands a shot to the body.
Zeus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Snow gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Snow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snow keeps control of Zeus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zeus fails to pull guard.
Zeus tries to work over Snow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snow throws a nice head kick!
Snow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zeus to score with a decent uppercut.
Zeus scores with a takedown into Snow's guard.
Zeus postures up in Snow's guard and throws a big left but Snow blocks it.
Zeus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snow is keeping the position for now.
We've been hearing that Zeus has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Zeus trying to control the position from guard on top but Snow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Zeus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zeus pushes down on Snow's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zeus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snow makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Snow.
Zeus is pushing down on Snow's leg trying to pass to half guard. Snow is fighting to maintain full guard but Zeus has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tam Zeus dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Snow swings for the body but Zeus moves out of range.
Zeus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zeus shoots in and drives through. Snow sprawls well.
Zeus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lorenzo Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeus circles away.
Zeus swats away the attempt to clinch by Snow.
Zeus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lorenzo Snow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snow tries to score with a low kick but Zeus moves his leg out of the way.
Zeus throws a hook but Snow blocks it.
Snow instigates a clinch.
Snow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zeus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Snow.
Snow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Snow struggles to land a body shot inside as Zeus controls his hands.
Snow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Snow is pressed up against the cage. Zeus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Snow down to the mat. Snow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tam Zeus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zeus throws a big shot that misses.
Zeus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Snow.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zeus, as that shot connected.
Snow takes one to the side of the head.
Snow throws a sloppy head kick and Zeus moves out of range easily.
Zeus misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Snow.
Snow wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeus throws a lazy right hand but Snow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Snow.
Snow looks to throw the jab but Zeus is out of range.
Snow connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zeus. Zeus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zeus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snow.
Zeus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snow.
Zeus catches Snow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zeus avoids the head kick by Snow.
Snow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zeus throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zeus, pushing him back against the cage.
Snow tries a body shot but Zeus blocks it.
Snow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snow doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeus circles away.
Snow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zeus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Snow. Snow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zeus.
Zeus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Snow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zeus takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zeus counters with a straight right hand.
Snow connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Snow jabs Zeus right on the nose. Zeus blinks but takes it well.
Zeus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zeus keeps the fight on the outside.
Snow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Snow ducks under a wild hook from Zeus.
Zeus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zeus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Snow's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeus trying to control from half guard but Snow is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Snow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Snow 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Snow!
An out of breath Lorenzo Snow thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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