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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Keen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johno Snijckers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamie Keen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johno Snijckers!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keen keeps the fight on the outside.
Keen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Keen throws an elbow but it misses.
Keen lands an elbow inside that Snijckers shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Snijckers.
Keen lands a damaging elbow.
Snijckers blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Keen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Snijckers's brow.
Keen lands a damaging elbow.
Snijckers is rocked!
It looks like Johno Snijckers has been cut.
Snijckers blocks an elbow strike.
Snijckers is still on wobbly legs! Can Keen finish him?
Snijckers avoids a wild elbow strike from Keen.
Snijckers dodges an elbow strike from Keen.
Snijckers blocks an elbow strike.
Snijckers avoids the elbow strike from Keen, against the cage.
Keen pushes off an throws an elbow but Snijckers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Keen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Keen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Snijckers blocks an elbow strike.
Snijckers is looking to break free of the clinch but Keen has double underhooks.
Snijckers is trying to break the clinch but Keen is controlling him.
Snijckers dodges an elbow strike from Keen.
Snijckers blocks the elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snijckers blocks an elbow strike from Keen.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Keen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Snijckers's brow.
Keen misses with an elbow over the top.
Keen throws an elbow but it misses.
Snijckers avoids the elbow strike from Keen, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Keen throws an elbow but misses.
Keen throws an elbow that misses.
Snijckers trying to stall but Keen improves his position.
Snijckers dodges an elbow strike from Keen.
Snijckers avoids a wild elbow strike from Keen.
Keen pushes off an throws an elbow but Snijckers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Snijckers blocks the elbow strike.
Keen pushes off an throws an elbow but Snijckers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Snijckers seems to have recovered his senses.
Snijckers swings wildly with an uppercut but Keen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snijckers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snijckers manages to break the clinch.
Snijckers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Snijckers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Snijckers swats away the attempt to clinch by Keen.
Keen swats away the attempt to clinch by Snijckers.
Keen forces Snijckers back against the cage and clinches.
Keen throws an elbow but it misses.
Snijckers avoids the elbow strike from Keen, against the cage.
Keen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Keen has Snijckers pressed against the cage, preventing Snijckers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Keen lands an elbow just above Snijckers 's eye.
Keen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Keen is breathing heavily.
Snijckers avoids a wild elbow strike from Keen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Keen throws an elbow but misses.
Snijckers dodges an elbow strike from Keen.
Keen prevents Snijckers from breaking the clinch.
Snijckers blocks an elbow strike.
Keen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Snijckers blocks an elbow strike.
Snijckers is trying to force a seperation but Keen has the dominant position.
Keen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keen throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Keen throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Snijckers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Snijckers avoids a wild elbow strike from Keen.
Snijckers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Keen smiles and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Snijckers or perhaps it was just good defense by Keen which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snijckers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keen rushes Snijckers and presses him up against the cage.
Snijckers blocks an elbow strike.
Snijckers blocks an elbow strike from Keen.
Snijckers avoids a wild elbow strike from Keen.
Snijckers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Snijckers is pushing Keen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Snijckers misses with a punch on the inside.
Snijckers avoids a wild elbow strike from Keen.
Keen prevents Snijckers from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Snijckers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Snijckers has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Keen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jamie Keen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johno Snijckers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snijckers tries to land knees in the clinch but Keen avoids the damage to the body.
Snijckers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Snijckers avoids the elbow strike from Keen, against the cage.
Snijckers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Keen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Keen tries to clinch up.
Snijckers wants to clinch.
Keen closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snijckers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snijckers circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Keen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johno Snijckers'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.
Snijckers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keen instigates a clinch.
Snijckers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Snijckers blocks an elbow strike from Keen.
Snijckers blocks an elbow strike from Keen.
With the fighters up against the cage, Keen throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Keen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Snijckers's brow.
Keen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Keen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Snijckers blocks the elbow strike.
Snijckers wants to get back to striking at distance but Keen won't allow it.
Snijckers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snijckers taking a breather.
Keen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Snijckers tries to pull guard but Keen won't allow it.
Snijckers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keen blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Keen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Snijckers avoids a wild elbow strike from Keen.
Keen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Keen misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Keen throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Keen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Snijckers's brow.
Snijckers dodges an elbow strike from Keen.
Keen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Snijckers ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Snijckers no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Snijckers looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Snijckers is looking for a triangle but Keen pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snijckers escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Keen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Snijckers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Snijckers holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jamie Keen just wasn't active enough.
Snijckers tries to clinch but Keen is having none of it.
Snijckers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snijckers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jamie Keen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Snijckers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keen tries to clinch but Snijckers moves out of range.
Keen tries to clinch up but Snijckers circles away and keeps his distance.
Keen avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keen moves in looking to clinch but Snijckers pushes him off.
Keen tries to clinch but Snijckers moves out of range.
Snijckers tries a head kick but it misses.
Snijckers tries to close the distance and clinch but Keen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keen darts in trying to clinch
and Snijckers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snijckers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Keen, pushing him back against the cage.
Snijckers is trying to break the clinch but Keen has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keen takes an elbow to the temple.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Keen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Snijckers working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johno Snijckers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johno Snijckers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Snijckers.
Snijckers gets tackled into the cage by Keen. Keen maintains the clinch.
Keen pushes off an throws an elbow but Snijckers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Keen throws an elbow that misses.
Snijckers is trying to pull guard but Keen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Keen lands an elbow just above Snijckers 's eye.
Keen misses with an elbow over the top.
Jamie Keen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Snijckers blocks an elbow strike.
Keen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Snijckers misses with an elbow strike.
Snijckers is trying to pull guard but Keen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Snijckers jumps guard but Keen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jamie Keen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johno Snijckers.
Keen lands an elbow inside.
Keen misses with an elbow over the top.
Snijckers trying to control the position but instead, Keen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Snijckers into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Keen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Snijckers's brow.
Snijckers blocks an elbow strike.
Snijckers blocks the elbow strike.
Keen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Keen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Snijckers's brow.
Snijckers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snijckers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Snijckers.
Keen throws an elbow that misses.
Keen throws an elbow but it misses.
Keen blocks an elbow strike.
Snijckers avoids the elbow strike from Keen, against the cage.
Keen lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keen misses with an elbow strike.
Keen throws an elbow but it misses.
Snijckers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Keen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Keen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Keen pushes off an throws an elbow but Snijckers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Snijckers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Keen is keeping busy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Keen throws an elbow but misses.
Snijckers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keen blocks it with crossed arms.
Snijckers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keen is defending well for now.
Snijckers blocks an elbow strike from Keen.
Snijckers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Snijckers is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Keen is defending well.
Snijckers avoids a wild elbow strike from Keen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snijckers drops down looking for an ankle pick but Keen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Snijckers pushes Keen up against the cage in a clinch.
Keen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Snijckers.
Keen lands an elbow inside.
Snijckers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keen avoids it.
Snijckers goes for a takedown in the clinch but Keen prevents it.
Snijckers gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Keen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Snijckers stops Keen from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snijckers advances position into side control!
Snijckers takes a little break here. Keen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Snijckers stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johno Snijckers.
I think Snijckers 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight for Jamie Keen!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Jamie Keen!
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Jamie Keen!
Jamie Keen wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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