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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Maraçon (ranked 296 p4p, 42 weight class) and Rip Snorten (ranked 957 p4p, 130 weight class). Maraçon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pistolero. The crowd seem to be enjoying Snorten's choice of entrance music: Sound of Silence. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Pablo Maraçon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rip Snorten!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maraçon tries to land a leg kick but Snorten saw it coming and moves away.
Maraçon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Snorten on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Snorten takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maraçon takes a swing at Snorten's ribcage but misses.
Snorten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snorten shoots in for a takedown but Maraçon shows good takedown defense.
Snorten blocks a jab.
Snorten changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Snorten jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maraçon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maraçon misses with a straight left.
Snorten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snorten tries to bum rush Maraçon with a series of wild strikes but Maraçon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snorten takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Snorten throws out a loose jab but Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maraçon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Snorten misses
and Maraçon counters with an outside leg kick.
Maraçon stuns Snorten with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snorten keeps the fight on the outside.
Snorten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorten swats away the attempt to clinch by Maraçon.
Maraçon misses with a wild combination.
Maraçon misses with a body kick.
Snorten wants to counter the offense by Maraçon and move into the clinch position.
Snorten throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Maraçon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Snorten.
Snorten connects with a solid leg kick.
Snorten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maraçon throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Snorten misses the target.
Snorten moves out of range as Maraçon strikes.
Maraçon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Snorten's head.
Snorten throws a right hand that misses
letting Maraçon counter with a right hand.
Snorten misses with an uppercut. Maraçon saw that one coming.
Snorten scores with a kick to the midsection.
Snorten looks to land a right hand but Maraçon moved out of range.
Snorten ducks under a wild hook from Maraçon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten throws a jab but it's blocked by Maraçon.
Snorten throws a body punch but Maraçon moves out of range.
Maraçon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Snorten just manages to avoid it.
Snorten defending well as Maraçon loads up on a big left hand.
Maraçon's corner calls for a 1-2. Maraçon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maraçon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snorten.
Maraçon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Maraçon misses its intended target.
Maraçon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maraçon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maraçon connects with a body shot.
A big right from Snorten misses.
Snorten is looking to land body kicks.
Snorten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maraçon.
Snorten tries to counter by closing the distance.
Maraçon throws a low kick but Snorten moves out of range easily.
Maraçon misses with a wild body shot.
Maraçon moves to clinch but Snorten breaks away
and Maraçon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snorten.
Maraçon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snorten blocks the body kick.
Snorten tries to land a leg kick but Maraçon saw it coming and moves away.
Maraçon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Snorten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maraçon slips under a jab.
Maraçon throwing a counter right hand but Snorten manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Maraçon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Snorten wants to counter with a clinch but Maraçon pushes him away.
Maraçon moves out of range of the strikes.
Snorten looks to land a right hand but Maraçon moved out of range.
Maraçon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Maraçon connects with the punch.
Snorten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Snorten.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maraçon checks a leg kick.
Maraçon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maraçon counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snorten swings widly with a right hand
and Maraçon counters with a nice uppercut.
Snorten throws a right and a left that Maraçon avoids nicely.
Maraçon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Snorten missing with a left hand there. Maraçon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maraçon thinks about countering with a body kick.
Snorten throws out a loose jab but Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Maraçon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheers as Maraçon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snorten doesn't seem phased though.
Snorten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maraçon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Maraçon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Snorten.
Maraçon is looking to clinch.
Maraçon lands with a right hand.
Snorten misses with a left hand
and Maraçon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maraçon punishes Snorten's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Snorten. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maraçon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snorten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Maraçon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Snorten misses with a looping right.
Snorten walks into a jab.
Maraçon scores with a decent looking hook.
Snorten checks a leg kick.
Maraçon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Snorten tries to counter with a clinch but Maraçon shakes him off and moves away.
Maraçon lands a right hook to the body.
Maraçon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maraçon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maraçon misses the shot to the body.
Snorten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maraçon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Snorten might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Maraçon has got the better of the exchanges.
Maraçon is looking to slow Snorten down with leg kicks.
Pablo Maraçon is winning the standup battle so far.
Maraçon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Snorten. That did some damage!
Maraçon throws a front kick that sends Snorten stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maraçon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Maraçon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snorten.
Snorten throws a jab when Maraçon was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon tries to land a leg kick but Snorten saw it coming and moves away.
Snorten throws a body punch but Maraçon moves out of range.
Snorten with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maraçon to score with a decent uppercut.
Maraçon slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snorten. Maraçon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maraçon misses with a low kick.
Snorten's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maraçon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Maraçon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Snorten doesn't seem bothered though.
Maraçon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Snorten misses with a hook. Maraçon ducked under it nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Snorten scores with a four punch combination!
Maraçon lands with a hook. Snorten tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snorten slips a straight right by Maraçon.
Snorten scores with the left hand. Maraçon knows he should have avoided that one.
Snorten blocks a head kick by Maraçon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon thuds his right hand into Snorten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maraçon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A cross from Maraçon lands.
Maraçon lands a right hook to the body.
Snorten misses with a body shot.
Snorten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Snorten lands with a right hand.
Maraçon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snorten.
Snorten walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Snorten lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maraçon at a distance.
Snorten misses with an uppercut.
Maraçon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maraçon connects with a body shot that sends Snorten's belly button to the back.
Snorten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maraçon.
Snorten checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon misses with a leg kick
and Maraçon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snorten throws an overhand right that lands on Maraçon's shoulder, as Maraçon tries to avoid the shot.
Snorten shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maraçon dodges the punch combination from Snorten.
Maraçon swings for the body but Snorten moves out of range.
Maraçon throws a hook but Snorten avoids it easily.
Maraçon throws a sloppy body shot
and Snorten counters with a nice leg kick.
Snorten stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maraçon.
Maraçon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maraçon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snorten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maraçon.
Snorten clobbers Maraçon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Snorten throws a low kick, looking for Maraçon's leg but Maraçon calmly moves out of range.
Maraçon missing with a left hand there. Snorten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maraçon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snorten misses with an uppercut. Maraçon saw that one coming.
Maraçon looks for the body kick but Snorten saw that one coming.
Snorten scores with a sloppy right hand. Maraçon should have avoided that one.
Snorten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Snorten with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maraçon to score with a decent uppercut.
Snorten misses with a kick to the body.
Snorten throws a leg kick
and Maraçon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snorten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maraçon manages to avoid it.
Maraçon throws a nice head kick!
Maraçon misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snorten on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maraçon dips to his left and cracks Snorten with an uppercut!
Maraçon slips under a jab from Snorten.
Snorten misses with a left hand
and Maraçon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Maraçon dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Snorten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maraçon manages to avoid it.
Snorten throws a jab when Maraçon was well out of range.
Maraçon throws out a leg kick but Snorten moves out of range and Maraçon only half commits.
Snorten misses with an uppercut.
Snorten takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Maraçon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Snorten.
A slow jab from Snorten misses its intended target.
Snorten fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maraçon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maraçon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maraçon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snorten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maraçon takes a swing at Snorten's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Snorten misses its intended target.
Maraçon is looking for a counter combo.
Maraçon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Maraçon avoids a kick to the body.
Maraçon thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maraçon ducks under a wild hook from Snorten.
Maraçon dips to his left and cracks Snorten with an uppercut!
Snorten throws out a loose jab but Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maraçon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snorten can do to turn this around?
Maraçon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snorten throws the kick towards the body but Maraçon avoids it.
Snorten throws an overhand right that lands on Maraçon's shoulder, as Maraçon tries to avoid the shot.
Maraçon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Snorten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maraçon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maraçon throwing a counter right hand but Snorten manages to avoid it.
Snorten throws a push kick but Maraçon slaps the foot to one side.
Snorten throws a body shot but no joy.
Snorten misses with a hook
and Maraçon counters with a thumping low kick.
Snorten tries to land a body kick
and Maraçon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maraçon.
A solid body kick from Maraçon.
Maraçon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snorten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snorten.
Snorten takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maraçon throws a jab but it's blocked by Snorten.
Maraçon ducks under a wild hook from Snorten.
Snorten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maraçon was well out of range. Poor timing from Snorten.
Maraçon cracks Snorten with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maraçon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Snorten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maraçon was well out of range. Poor timing from Snorten.
Maraçon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Snorten throws out a loose jab but Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good work by Snorten as he checks the leg kick.
Maraçon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snorten was well out of range. Poor timing from Maraçon.
Maraçon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Snorten. Snorten circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Snorten tries to work over Maraçon's front leg with a kick but Maraçon checks it.
Maraçon wants to clinch up but Snorten keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon throws a head kick that misses
and Snorten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maraçon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snorten moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Snorten misses the target.
Maraçon throws a leg kick that misses.
Snorten has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maraçon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Snorten's sensitive parts.
Snorten throws a leg kick
and Maraçon counters with a leg kick.
Snorten throws a jab but it's blocked by Maraçon.
Maraçon misses with a hook.
Rip Snorten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Snorten misses.
Maraçon misses with a right hand
and Snorten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snorten showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maraçon.
Maraçon just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Snorten's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Snorten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maraçon manages to avoid it.
Snorten throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maraçon lands a front kick.
Snorten attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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!
Snorten scores with a spinning back kick!
Snorten stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maraçon.
Nice defenses there by Maraçon.
Maraçon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Snorten misses its intended target.
Maraçon feints and then cracks Snorten's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snorten down.
The crowd cheers as Maraçon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snorten doesn't seem phased though.
Maraçon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Snorten has time to react.
Snorten has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Maraçon.
Maraçon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maraçon.
A leg kick checked by Maraçon.
Snorten gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Snorten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Maraçon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maraçon 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Maraçon!
A very excited looking Pablo Maraçon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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