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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tugg Speedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rip Snorten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snorten comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Learn to fly kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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180 cm
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190 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tugg Speedman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rip Snorten! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Speedman throws a body punch but Snorten moves out of range. Speedman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Speedman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Snorten works Speedman's body with a nice hook. Speedman connects with a solid leg kick. Snorten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Speedman doesn't seem bothered though. Snorten throws the left hand but Speedman avoids the punch easily. Speedman scores with a kick to the midsection. Snorten misses with a straight right. Snorten has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Speedman. Speedman moves away from the strike by Snorten. Speedman tries to counter by clinching up but Snorten breaks away and moves out of range. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Snorten has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Speedman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Snorten throws a poor cross that misses
and Speedman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Snorten scores with a nice head shot. Snorten looks to land a right hand but Speedman moved out of range. Speedman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round. Snorten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Speedman sees it coming and avoids it easily. Snorten lunges at Speedman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Speedman's hand. Snorten throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Speedman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Good body shot from Snorten.
Speedman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snorten. Snorten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Snorten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Snorten walks forward, straight into a front kick from Speedman. Snorten connects with a nice looking jab.
Snorten is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Speedman throws a body punch but Snorten moves out of range. It seemed like Snorten was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Speedman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Snorten might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Snorten throws a hook but Speedman blocks it. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Speedman.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Snorten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Snorten checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Snorten misses with a body shot.
Speedman misses with a body punch
enabling Snorten to counter with a crisp jab. Speedman drives through and clinches with Snorten against the cage.
Snorten tries a body shot but Speedman blocks it.
Speedman has a couple of punches blocked by Snorten.
Speedman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Snorten scores with a nice short uppercut. Speedman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Speedman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Speedman takes a shot to the head. Snorten breaks the clinch.
Snorten dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A telegraphed right hand from Snorten misses the target. Speedman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Snorten swinging wildly here.
Snorten throws a jab when Speedman was well out of range. Speedman swings for the body but Snorten moves out of range.
Snorten throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheers as Speedman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snorten doesn't seem phased though. Speedman slips under a jab from Snorten. Snorten misses the body punch and Speedman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Speedman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Snorten throws an off balance right hand
and Speedman counters with a lovely straight right hand! Speedman scores with a decent looking hook. This has been an exciting period of action! Snorten throws a lazy right hand but Speedman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Speedman is looking to counter with head kicks. Snorten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Speedman scores with a shot to the body.
Snorten throws a hook but Speedman avoids it easily. Speedman tries to counter by clinching up but Snorten breaks away and moves out of range. Speedman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Snorten! But no joy. Snorten throws a nice looking combination but Speedman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Speedman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snorten. Speedman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Snorten connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Speedman scrambles back to his feet. Speedman throws a body punch but Snorten moves out of range. Snorten works Speedman's body with a nice hook. Snorten lands with an overhand left. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Snorten throws a body punch but Speedman moves out of range. Speedman avoids the body shot from Snorten.
Nice jab there from Snorten. Snorten misses with a left hand and Speedman counters with a one-two to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rip Snorten dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Speedman throws a sloppy head kick and Snorten moves out of range easily. Snorten looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Speedman closes the distance looking to clinch and Snorten counters with a nice uppercut. Snorten throws a right hand that misses
and Speedman counters with a nice leg kick. Speedman connects with a body shot. Nice shot by Snorten. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Snorten checks a leg kick. Snorten looks like he wants to counter punch here. Speedman ducks down and throws a hook to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Snorten throws a body punch but Speedman moves out of range. Speedman jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Speedman is looking to wear down Snorten with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Speedman avoids the body shot from Snorten.
Snorten misses with a left hand and Speedman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A big left from Snorten misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Speedman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Snorten.
It looks like Tugg Speedman has been cut. Speedman misses with a low kick. Snorten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. A looping hook to the body misses from Speedman. Snorten does a little dance to reset his feet. Snorten throws a shot from downtown. Speedman moves away and avoids it. A looping hook to the body misses from Snorten. Speedman does a little dance to reset his feet. Snorten scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Snorten takes a swing at Speedman's ribcage but misses. Speedman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snorten. Speedman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Snorten. Speedman takes a swing at Snorten's ribcage but misses. Speedman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Snorten. Snorten digs a good body shot into Speedman's ribs. Speedman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Rip Snorten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Speedman scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Snorten misses. This has been an exciting period of action! The fighters circling - Speedman throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Speedman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Speedman avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Speedman walks into a stiff left hand from Snorten. Rip Snorten seems to be getting the better of the standup. Speedman misses with a straight right. Snorten is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Speedman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Snorten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speedman moves away. Snorten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Speedman throws a jab but it's blocked by Snorten. Speedman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Speedman is looking to land body kicks. Speedman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Speedman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Snorten looks to throw the jab but Speedman is out of range. Speedman clinches up with Snorten and pushes him back against the cage. Snorten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snorten misses with a hook from the clinch. Speedman misses with a punch on the inside.
Speedman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snorten gets through Speedman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Snorten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Speedman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Snortens head. Speedman working aggressively here.
Speedman misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Speedman fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Speedman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snorten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Snorten misses with an uppercut. A leg kick checked by Snorten. Snorten misses with a wild body shot. As Snorten backs away, Speedman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. A bone on bone clash there as Snorten blocks the leg kick.
Speedman dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Snorten throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Speedman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Snorten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Speedman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Snorten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Snorten checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Snorten throws a nice looking combination but Speedman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Snorten misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rip Snorten will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Tugg Speedman's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Speedman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snorten rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. and Speedman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Snorten misses with a series of wild punches.
Speedman misses the shot to the body. Speedman throws a body punch but Snorten moves out of range. Snorten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speedman misses with a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Snorten misses. Speedman lands a jab to Snorten's midsection. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Speedman moves out of range as Snorten strikes. Speedman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Snorten finds it's way round the side to connect with Speedman's head. Snorten scores with a jab. Speedman acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Snorten looks to land a right hand but Speedman moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Speedman with a poor takedown and Snorten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Speedman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snorten.
Snorten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Speedman swings widly with a right hand
and Snorten counters with a straight right hand. Speedman swings for the body but Snorten moves out of range.
Snorten doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Speedman moves in looking to clinch but Snorten pushes him off. Snorten misses with an uppercut. Speedman saw that one coming. Speedman looks to clinch and Snorten makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Speedman throws a wild body kick that Snorten sees coming a mile off. Speedman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. No joy there for Snorten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Speedman. Tugg Speedman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Speedman lands with an overhand left. Speedman has closed the distance and engaged Snorten in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Snorten tries to throw a body punch but Speedman avoids it by throwing Snorten back against the cage. Snorten misses with a hook from the clinch. Speedman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Snorten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snorten stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Snorten wants a takedown but no success here.
Speedman takes a shot to the head. A right hook to the body lands for Speedman.
Snorten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Speedman blocks a body shot from Snorten. Snorten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speedman tries to throw a body punch but Snorten avoids it by throwing Speedman back against the cage. Speedman is pushing Snorten up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. A head punch blocked on the inside by Speedman.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Speedman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Speedman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Speedman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Speedman can't find room to land a body shot as Snorten controls the action.
Tugg Speedman has scored more points in the clinch so far. Speedman blocks a body shot from Snorten. Speedman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Snorten's efforts to push away. Snorten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Speedman backwards. Snorten tries to work over Speedman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Speedman has a couple of punches blocked by Snorten.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Snorten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Snorten struggles to land a body shot inside as Speedman controls his hands.
Speedman blocking some punches.
Snorten blocks an uppercut.
Snorten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rip Snorten is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Speedman throws a leg kick but Snorten moved away. Snorten uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Speedman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Snorten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speedman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Speedman throws a low kick, looking for Snorten's leg but Snorten calmly moves out of range. Speedman lands a slapping body shot.
Snorten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Speedman. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nice defenses there by Speedman. Speedman looks to score with a jab to the body but Snorten is just out of range. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Snorten! But no joy. Speedman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Speedman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snorten.
And that's the end of the fight! Rip Snorten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Snorten winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rip Snorten! An out of breath Rip Snorten 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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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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