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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Red Forman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvester Snell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ultimate. Snell has chosen Reborn! as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sylvester Snell enters the cage!
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160 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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160 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Red Forman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sylvester Snell!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Forman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snell closes the distance but Forman moves to the side
and Forman counters with a nice body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sylvester Snell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Snell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Forman scores with a leg kick.
Forman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Forman counters with a solid body kick.
We've been told by Forman's head coaches at Nordic Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Snell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Forman lands with a cross.
Snell tries to clinch
and Forman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Snell tries to clinch up
and Forman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Snell thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Forman's head backwards.
Forman tries to bum rush Snell with a series of wild strikes but Snell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Snell wants to clinch
letting Forman counter with a right hand.
Forman misses with a head kick.
Snell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Forman counters with a nice uppercut.
Snell wants to clinch
and Forman counters with a stiff right hand.
Forman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Snell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Snell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snell throws a head kick that misses.
Forman cracks Snell with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snell moves to clinch but Forman breaks away
and Forman counters with a nice uppercut.
Snell tries to clinch but Forman moves away
and Forman counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snell tries to clinch but Forman is having none of it.
Snell tries to clinch up
and Forman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Forman counters with a straight right hand.
Snell throws a head kick that misses.
Forman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Forman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Forman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snell.
Snell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Forman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Forman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Forman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Snell's calf.
Snell misses with a head kick.
Forman connects with a leg kick. Snell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Snell tries to clinch but Forman moves away
and Forman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snell is looking to clinch but Forman is avoiding it.
Snell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Snell moves forwards but Forman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Forman lands with a straight right. Snell didn't see that one coming.
Forman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snell tries to clinch
and Forman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Forman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Forman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Forman swings for the body but Snell moves out of range.
Snell tries to clinch up.
Snell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snell is looking to clinch but Forman is avoiding it.
Snell wants to clinch but Forman slips to the side
and Forman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Forman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snell moves to clinch but Forman breaks away
and Forman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snell darts in trying to clinch
and Forman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Snell's knee momentarily.
Snell misses with a head kick.
Forman cracks Snell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Snell lands with a kick to the temple. Forman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Snell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Forman counters with a thumping low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Snell wants to clinch but Forman slips to the side
and Forman counters with a nice uppercut.
Snell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Forman counters with a nice uppercut.
Snell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Forman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snell is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snell tries to clinch
and Forman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Forman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Forman counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Forman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Forman swinging wildly here.
Snell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Snell misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot by Forman.
Forman lands a nice hook to Snell's body. Snell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Snell moves to clinch but Forman breaks away
and Forman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Forman.
Snell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Forman is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Forman.
Snell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Forman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Forman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Snell misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Forman.
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!
Forman pushes Snell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Snell looking to slow down the pace here.
Snell is breathing heavily.
Forman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Forman scores with a body shot.
Forman lands with a hook. Snell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Snell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Forman swats away the attempt to clinch by Snell.
Red Forman is winning the standup battle so far.
Snell closes the distance but Forman moves to the side
and Forman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Snell walks into a straight right hand from Forman.
Snell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Forman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snell is still on wobbly legs! Can Forman finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Snell seems to have recovered his senses.
Forman lands a leg kick that knocks Snell off balance momentarily.
Forman clobbers Snell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snell closes the distance but Forman moves to the side
and Forman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Forman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snell doesn't manage to clinch there - Forman circles away.
Snell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Forman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Forman scores with a jab to the body.
Snell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forman.
Snell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Forman scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Forman lands a body shot.
Snell closes the distance but Forman moves to the side
and Forman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snell wants to clinch
and Forman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Forman.
Snell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Forman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Forman blocks a head kick by Snell.
Snell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Snell throws a body kick that misses
letting Forman counter with a right hand.
Forman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Snell under the eye.
Snell throws a sloppy head kick and Forman moves out of range easily.
Forman feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Snell sprawling to the canvas! Snell rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Forman finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Snell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Forman cracks a nice hook into Snell's ribs.
Snell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Snell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab, jab by Forman - just one landing.
Snell throws a head kick but Forman moves out of range.
A jab from Forman does it's job there.
Forman lunges at Snell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Snell's hand.
Forman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Forman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Forman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Forman cracks Snell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Snell walks straight into a right hand from Forman - that's dropped him! Forman jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Snell from any more punishment! Snell complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Red Forman!
During a confident post fight interview, Red Forman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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