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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Snow Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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253 lbs
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Dangerous knees
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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
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Snow Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Strong!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Man scores with a nice right hand.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strong manages to avoid it.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snow Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man works the jab nicely.
Strong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man moves out of range as Strong throws a body kick.
Man throws a body punch but Strong moves out of range.
Strong feints a counter leg kick.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strong. Strong obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid body kick from Strong.
Strong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Man is out of range and Strong settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man scores with a leg kick.
Man misses with a body punch
and Strong counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Man as he checks the leg kick.
Strong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Man throws out a loose jab but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strong looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Man seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Man avoids the body shot from Strong.
Man tries a low kick but Strong avoids it.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Strong moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Strong fakes the leg kick and cracks Man in the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Strong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strong tries to work over Man's front leg with a kick but Man checks it.
Man appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Strong is just out of range.
Strong thinks about the counter body kick.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Strong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Man tries to land a front kick but Strong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Man with a hook.
Strong has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Strong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A cross from Man lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a big uppercut and Strong crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Strong looks OK. Man waves Strong back to his feet!
Strong is rocked!
Man throws a body punch but Strong moves out of range.
Man misses with a right hand
and Strong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Man drops Strong with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Strong looks back up at him and smiles so Man waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Strong is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Strong! But no joy.
Strong seems to have recovered his senses.
Man swings for the body but Strong moves out of range.
Strong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strong at a distance.
Man with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Strong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Man on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Strong.
Man swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Strong throws a shot to the body.
Strong plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Strong.
Strong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Man misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Strong counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Strong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Strong slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man throws a body punch but Strong moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Man there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice defenses there by Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snow Man dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Strong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Man throws a leg kick but Strong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Strong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Man has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Man and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good shot there by Strong.
Strong lands with a good body shot.
Strong looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Man throws a hook but Strong avoids it easily.
Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Strong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws a front kick aimed at Strong's knee but Strong avoids it well.
Man wants to land a leg kick but Strong is out of range.
Strong wants to counter the offense by Man and move into the clinch position.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
We've been told by Man's head coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Man connects with a good right hand that stumbles Strong. Strong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Man lands a nice shot that snaps Strong's head back.
Man lands with a nice body punch.
Man tries to land a front kick but Strong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Man lands the left hand.
Strong looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Strong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strong.
Strong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Man rather than just go for the knockout.
Strong closes the distance and pushes Man back into the cage.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strong backwards.
Strong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strong manages to break the clinch.
Man throws a chopping leg kick but Strong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Strong throws a solid leg kick but Man takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Strong.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Man throws a leg kick but Strong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Strong misses with a right hand
and Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Man lands a big uppercut and Strong crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Strong looks OK. Man waves Strong back to his feet!
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strong.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Strong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man.
Man misses with the body kick
and Strong counters with a leg kick.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strong is looking to score with low kicks.
Strong avoids a kick to the body.
Man lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Strong lands with a hook. Man tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Man wants to land a leg kick but Strong is out of range.
Strong slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Man as he connects with a hook.
Man misses with an uppercut
and Strong counters with a good low kick that Man was not able to check.
Strong lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Man.
Strong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man thows a leg kick but Strong checks it
and Strong counters with a stiff right hand.
Donk. Strong catches Man right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man misses with an uppercut
and Strong counters with a left and a right that stings Man.
Man does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An inside leg kick lands from Strong.
Man misses with a kick to the body.
Man moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromStrong.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Strong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man misses with a hook.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strong is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Strong lands a leg kick that knocks Man off balance momentarily.
Man misses with a shot to the body
and Strong counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snow Man dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Man throws a leg kick
enabling Strong to counter with a crisp jab.
Strong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Strong is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Strong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Strong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Man throws a lazy body kick
and Strong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strong was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Strong throws out a leg kick but Man moves out of range and Strong only half commits.
Strong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
A slapping body kick lands there for Strong.
Man will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strong. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Strong connects with a jab.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strong can do to turn this around?
Strong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Strong just misses with a punch to the body.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strong.
It looked like Man was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Strong.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man misses with a straight left.
Man looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Strong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Strong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
Strong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snow Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strong.
Man scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Strong does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Man lands a right hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Strong.
Strong moves into the clinch.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strong scores with a shot to the side of Man's head.
Strong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strong.
Strong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Strong tries to land a knee to the head but Man blocks with his arms.
Strong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Strong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strong tries to land a knee to the head but Man blocks with his arms.
Man lands a right hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Strong fails to land.
Snow Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Strong stalls.
Strong looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
Joe Strong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strong.
Strong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strong can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Strong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Strong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Man has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snow Man!
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