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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rutger Snabel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan has chosen Mundian To Bach Ke as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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264 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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277 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rutger Snabel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Khan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snabel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Khan shoots in and drives through. Snabel sprawls well.
Snabel throws a low kick but Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rutger Snabel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Khan.
Khan clinches.
Khan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Snabel clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Khan has got his arm under Snabel's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Snabel has spun round into Khan's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Khan is working an open guard so Snabel takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Snabel darts in and clinches Khan up against the cage.
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!
Snabel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snabel is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Snabel lands a left hand.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snabel has him pressed against the cage.
Snabel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Snabel counters with a one-two to the body.
Khan looks winded!
Snabel lands an overhand right.
We've been told by Snabel's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snabel moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Snabel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Snabel.
Snabel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snabel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Khan!
Khan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan defending against the ground and pound.
Snabel fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Snabel is staying tight to Khan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Snabel working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Snabel seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Snabel decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Snabel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Snabel wants it to stay on the feet.
Khan darts in and clinches Snabel up against the cage.
Snabel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan blocks the elbow strike.
Snabel lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snabel.
Snabel lands a nice elbow.
A short uppercut from Snabel.
Snabel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snabel scores with a nice right hand.
Snabel misses with a low kick.
Snabel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Khan.
Snabel lands a right hook to the body.
Jab by Snabel.
Snabel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snabel moves into the clinch successfully.
Snabel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khan's defenses.
Snabel manages to break the clinch.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Snabel lands a right hook to the body.
Snabel has Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Snabel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Snabel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ali Khan has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snabel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Snabel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Snabel breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rutger Snabel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ali Khan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Snabel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Snabel closes the distance and pushes Khan back into the cage.
Snabel pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snabel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Snabel as he jumps to the side.
Rutger Snabel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Khan.
Snabel cracks Khan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rutger Snabel is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khan is defended easily by Snabel.
Khan has Snabel up against the cage in a clinch.
Khan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snabel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Snabel scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Snabel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the cage.
Snabel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snabel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Snabel instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snabel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snabel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khan is defending well for now.
Khan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Snabel is defending well.
Snabel works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
Snabel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Snabel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Snabel lands an elbow just above Khan 's eye.
Snabel digs a right hand underneath Khan's ribcage. Khan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Snabel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Snabel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Snabel.
Snabel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan jumps guard but Snabel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Snabel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Snabel lands a left hand.
Snabel lands a shoulder strike.
Snabel lands an elbow inside that Khan shrugs off.
Snabel scores with a shoulder strike.
Snabel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snabel lands an overhand right.
Snabel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Snabel.
A short body shot lands from Snabel as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snabel scores with a hook to the body.
Snabel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snabel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Snabel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Snabel.
Snabel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Snabel.
Snabel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snabel digs a right hand underneath Khan's ribcage. Khan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Snabel is working Khan over against the cage.
Snabel gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snabel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ali Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Snabel works Khan's body with a nice hook.
Snabel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rutger Snabel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ali Khan's cut.
That's time! Snabel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Snabel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the cage.
Snabel lands a body punch.
Snabel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Snabel breaks the clinch.
Khan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Snabel swivels and escapes.
Snabel lands with a nice body punch.
Snabel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Khan!
Khan being controlled for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snabel looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Khan is avoiding damage well.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is being controlled here.
Snabel in side control, throwing shots but Khan defends.
Snabel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
Snabel advances nicely into full mount.
Snabel controlling from the full mount.
Snabel 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.
Khan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Snabel wants to control the pace but Khan is squirming around nicely.
Snabel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snabel tries to control but Khan wriggling away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rutger Snabel.
Snabel lands a jab to the head.
Khan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ali Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snabel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snabel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Khan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Well, if Snabel is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snabel moves into full mount! Khan won't be happy about that!
Snabel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snabel controlling the position easily from mount.
Snabel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snabel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Snabel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Snabel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rutger Snabel just wasn't active enough.
Nice takedown defense from Snabel. No joy for Khan on that attempt.
Ali Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutger Snabel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Khan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snabel scores with a jab. Khan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rutger Snabel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Snabel 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rutger Snabel!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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