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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nightmare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Snapfish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nightmare !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Snapfish!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
is looking to clinch.
Snapfish looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
rushes Snapfish and presses him up against the cage.
managing to block the knees to the body from Snapfish.
lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
prevents a takedown attempt there.
Snapfish drops to a knee looking for a takedown but gets the underhooks and prevents it.
tries a knee to the head but Snapfish blocks it.
with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by .
lands a knee to the head.
scores with a knee to the head.
tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
tries to land a knee to the head but Snapfish blocks with his arms.
scores with a knee to the head.
misses with a knee strike.
tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
misses with a knee to the head.
misses with a knee strike.
tries to land a knee to the head but Snapfish blocks with his arms.
Snapfish takes a knee right on the jaw!
Snapfish takes a knee right on the jaw!
misses with a knee strike.
Snapfish misses with a knee to the head.
tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nightmare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Snapfish.
Come on Snapfish - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snapfish blocks it with crossed arms.
Snapfish has picked up - he's going for a ride! Snapfish dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Snapfish throwing shots but is blocking nicely.
Snapfish is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snapfish prevents from standing back up.
Snapfish moves into full mount! won't be happy about that!
is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Snapfish stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Snapfish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
fails with an attempt to clinch.
tries to clinch up.
Snapfish keeps the fight on the outside.
doesn't manage to clinch there - Snapfish circles away.
instigates a clinch.
misses with a knee to the head.
looking to throw knees to the head but Snapfish is blocking nicely.
misses with a knee strike.
avoiding damage as Snapfish throws knees to the body.
with a knee to the head.
tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
tries a knee to the head but Snapfish blocks it.
Snapfish drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Snapfish is looking to break free of the clinch but has double underhooks.
Snapfish wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snapfish blocks it with crossed arms.
with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snapfish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snapfish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
with an attempt at a knee that misses.
tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snapfish blocks it with crossed arms.
landing knees to the head.
Snapfish lands a nice elbow.
misses with a knee to the head.
misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
misses with a knee strike.
Snapfish tries to score a body lock takedown but shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snapfish blocks it with crossed arms.
with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snapfish jumps into guard, dragging to the mat.
Snapfish isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. stacks Snapfish on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by !
stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
tries to close the distance and clinch but Snapfish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snapfish moves into the clinch successfully.
with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
with a knee to the head.
Snapfish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Snapfish tries for a takedown but manages to get underhooks.
Snapfish is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Snapfish misses with a knee to the head.
tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snapfish goes for a takedown attempt but pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Snapfish circles away from the clinch attempt
and Snapfish counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snapfish decides to stand up, so the ref orders to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
clinches but Snapfish breaks the clinch
and Snapfish decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in 's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Snapfish dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Snapfish drives through and clinches with against the cage.
misses with a knee to the head.
Snapfish has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
tries a knee to the head but Snapfish blocks it.
using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snapfish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snapfish takes a knee right on the jaw!
with a knee to the head.
misses with a knee to the head.
using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snapfish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snapfish breaks from the clinch.
Nightmare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
darts in trying to clinch
and Snapfish counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Snapfish.
scores with a knee to the head.
using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snapfish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Snapfish.
Snapfish jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as walks away with a smile on his face. Snapfish gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nightmare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Snapfish.
clinches.
using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snapfish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snapfish tries to pull guard but won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snapfish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snapfish blocks it with crossed arms.
Snapfish drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snapfish blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Snapfish.
throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snapfish blocks it with crossed arms.
Snapfish changes levels and goes for a takedown here. fights it off and pushes away nicely.
closes the distance but Snapfish moves to the side
and Snapfish counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
looking to throw knees to the head but Snapfish is blocking nicely.
Snapfish trying to stall but improves his position.
Snapfish is trying to drag to the mat but just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
with an attempt at a knee that misses.
tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
misses with a knee strike.
using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snapfish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snapfish drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Snapfish is trying to trip . He has hold of a leg but is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Snapfish persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snapfish trying to control the position from guard on top but is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snapfish stands up from 's guard - Snapfish perhaps looking for a knockout.
Snapfish circles away from the clinch attempt
and Snapfish decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in 's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nightmare is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snapfish shoots in for a takedown but shows good takedown defense.
Snapfish shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Snapfish showed some decent athleticism there.
pushes Snapfish off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snapfish has taken the fight to the clinch.
throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snapfish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nightmare is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
clinches but Snapfish breaks the clinch
and Snapfish counters with a shoot takedown. fights it but they end up in guard.
Snapfish gets to his feet - follows without any prompting.
tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Snapfish counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Snapfish.
tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snapfish blocks it with crossed arms.
Snapfish misses with an elbow strike.
tries a knee to the head but Snapfish blocks it.
Snapfish trying to land knees to the body.
throws a knee to the head but misses.
throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snapfish blocks it with crossed arms.
throws a knee to the head but misses.
tries a knee to the head but Snapfish blocks it.
Snapfish lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snapfish wants to control from the top but keeps moving.
wants to stand up but Snapfish is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snapfish trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snapfish wants to control from the top but keeps moving.
Snapfish won't allow to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snapfish has gone for a leg lock! slips out almost immediately though and dives into Snapfish's guard.
Snapfish trying to keep a closed guard but is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Snapfish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Snapfish counters by moving into the clinch.
Snapfish is trying to work for a single leg takedown but pulls him back up using the underhooks.
with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
looking to throw knees to the head but Snapfish is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by .
connects with a knee to the head.
Snapfish tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
misses with a knee strike.
using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snapfish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
connects with a nasty looking knee right to Snapfish's face.
throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snapfish blocks it with crossed arms.
gets underhooks to prevent Snapfish's takedown attempt.
Snapfish manages to break the clinch.
gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Snapfish trying to move into half guard but instead has managed to sweep!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snapfish working a defensive guard but manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Snapfish's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Snapfish sneaks back into half guard.
Snapfish gets full guard.
Snapfish looking for a guillotine here but defends easily.
Snapfish trying to control the position.
Snapfish has a closed guard, preventing from standing up.
Bobby Snapfish has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Snapfish has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Snapfish, up you get!
wants to clinch
and Snapfish counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Snapfish.
Snapfish drops down looking for an ankle pick but pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nightmare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Snapfish.
darts in trying to clinch
and Snapfish counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
looking to throw knees to the head but Snapfish is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snapfish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snapfish drops down looking for an ankle pick but pulls his leg out and moves away.
tries to clinch up
and Snapfish counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
pushes Snapfish off and gets back to his feet.
tries to clinch
and Snapfish counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
tries a knee to the head but Snapfish blocks it.
Snapfish wants a takedown but no success here.
using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snapfish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
misses with a knee strike.
with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
misses with a knee to the head.
tries to land a knee to the head but Snapfish blocks with his arms.
with an attempt at a knee that misses.
connects with a knee to the head.
Snapfish landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
tries a knee to the head but Snapfish blocks it.
Snapfish misses with an elbow over the top.
misses with a knee strike.
misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snapfish goes for a takedown attempt but pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Snapfish counters with a nice double leg into side control. won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snapfish decides to take the fight back to the feet.
tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Snapfish counters with a nice double leg into guard.
is looking to stand up but Snapfish isn't so interested in that idea.
Snapfish postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Snapfish, into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snapfish is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Snapfish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Snapfish 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Snapfish!
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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