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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Maraçon (ranked 529 p4p, 83 weight class) and Rip Snorten (ranked 1304 p4p, 172 weight class). Maraçon comes to the cage accompanied by Pistolero. Snorten has chosen Sound of Silence as his entrance music. 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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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
20 - 8 - 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rip Snorten!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snorten misses with a takedown
and Maraçon counters with a left to the body.
Maraçon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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?
Snorten takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maraçon looks to score with a jab to the body but Snorten is just out of range.
Maraçon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snorten.
Snorten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Snorten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maraçon.
Maraçon misses with a wild body shot.
Maraçon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Snorten slips a jab from Maraçon.
Snorten scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maraçon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Snorten throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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 waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maraçon.
Maraçon throwing a counter right hand but Snorten manages to avoid it.
Snorten throws a hook but Maraçon blocks it.
Maraçon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Snorten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon gets caught flat footed, as Snorten shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maraçon wants to sweep but no luck.
Snorten stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maraçon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Snorten throws a strike but Maraçon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maraçon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Snorten 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.
Maraçon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Maraçon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snorten swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Snorten wants to sweep here but Maraçon controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten keeping full guard, as Maraçon tries to pass.
Maraçon prevents Snorten from getting back to his feet.
Maraçon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Snorten's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snorten wants to get back to his feet but Maraçon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maraçon wants to control from the top but Snorten keeps moving.
Maraçon content to stall in guard here.
Snorten lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Snorten advances position into side control!
Snorten misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten tries to advance to mount but can't.
Snorten lands an elbow.
Maraçon prevents Snorten from moving into mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Snorten connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Maraçon some visible discomfort.
Snorten working away.
Snorten throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Maraçon works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Maraçon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Snorten looking to sit in guard and control but Maraçon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maraçon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snorten swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Snorten wants to sweep here but Maraçon controlling him for the moment.
Maraçon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten looking for a sweep. Not yet Snorten, not yet.
Snorten keeps trying to improve his position.
Maraçon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snorten is keeping the position for now.
Maraçon trying to control the position from guard on top but Snorten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snorten wants to sweep here but Maraçon controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rip Snorten dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Snorten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Snorten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maraçon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snorten throws out the jab.
Maraçon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Snorten rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maraçon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maraçon misses with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Maraçon blocks the low kick.
Snorten swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maraçon.
Snorten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maraçon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Snorten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maraçon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rip Snorten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snorten throws a jab when Maraçon was well out of range.
Maraçon lands with a straight right. Snorten didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maraçon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Snorten's head.
Snorten takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maraçon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snorten.
Maraçon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pablo Maraçon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorten rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Maraçon counter with a right hand.
Maraçon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Snorten on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maraçon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Snorten counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maraçon blocks the body kick.
Jab, jab by Maraçon - just one landing.
Snorten with a hook.
Snorten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snorten misses with a hook. Maraçon ducked under it nicely.
Snorten is looking to land body kicks.
Snorten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maraçon moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maraçon.
Snorten tests Maraçon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snorten wants to slow Maraçon down by chopping away at his legs.
Maraçon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Maraçon misses with a hook to the body
and Snorten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten looks to score with a jab to the body but Maraçon is just out of range.
Maraçon blocks a low kick nicely.
Maraçon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Snorten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maraçon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Snorten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A clash of legs there as Maraçon blocks the low kick.
Good leg kick by Maraçon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maraçon connects with a nice looking jab.
Maraçon connects with a body shot that sends Snorten's belly button to the back.
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.
Maraçon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maraçon lands a nice shot that snaps Snorten's head back.
Maraçon misses with a looping left.
Maraçon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Snortens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maraçon lands a jab to the nose.
Maraçon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snorten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Snorten throws a shot to the body.
Maraçon misses with a kick to the body.
Snorten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maraçon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Snorten 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.
Maraçon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Snorten scores with a hook to the body. Maraçon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maraçon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Snorten takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Snorten slips under a jab from Maraçon.
Snorten throws a low kick but Maraçon moves out of range easily.
Maraçon takes a swing at Snorten's ribcage but misses.
Maraçon moves out of range of the leg kick from Snorten.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maraçon.
Maraçon misses with an uppercut. Snorten saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten connects with a leg kick. Maraçon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maraçon cracks a nice hook into Snorten's ribs.
Maraçon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Snorten in his tracks.
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 looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Snorten throws a push kick but Maraçon slaps the foot to one side.
Maraçon misses with a wild combination.
Maraçon cracks Snorten with a right hand to the side of the head.
Snorten misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Snorten misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snorten moves out of range as Maraçon strikes.
Snorten throws an off balance right hand
and Maraçon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good shot there by Maraçon.
Snorten slips a straight right by Maraçon.
Snorten steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Maraçon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Maraçon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Maraçon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Snorten has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Snorten there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maraçon throws a series of punches but Snorten avoids them all with ease.
Snorten misses with a hook.
Maraçon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Snorten misses with an uppercut.
Snorten takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Snorten walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maraçon.
Maraçon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maraçon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maraçon misses with a body kick.
Maraçon throws a body kick that misses.
Snorten tries to counter with a clinch but Maraçon shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snorten throws an off balance right hand
and Maraçon counters with a nice uppercut.
Snorten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snorten has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maraçon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maraçon misses with a hook
and Snorten counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maraçon scores with a shot to the side of Snorten's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon tries to throw a body punch but Snorten avoids it by throwing Maraçon back against the cage.
Maraçon lands a hook that snaps the head of Snorten backwards.
Maraçon misses with some punches.
Snorten throws a head punch that misses.
Snorten blocks an uppercut.
Maraçon blocking some punches.
Snorten has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maraçon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Snorten tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maraçon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maraçon scoring well with a low kick there.
Maraçon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maraçon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Snorten has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maraçon.
Maraçon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Snorten will feel that in the morning.
Maraçon clobbers Snorten with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Snorten fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maraçon is out of range.
Maraçon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Snorten moves out of range as Maraçon throws a body kick.
Snorten is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Snorten misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten misses with a lunging right hand
and Maraçon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maraçon misses with a looping left.
Maraçon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maraçon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snorten.
Maraçon throwing a counter right hand but Snorten manages to avoid it.
Snorten swings widly with a right hand
and Maraçon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maraçon with a nice cross.
Snorten tries to clinch but Maraçon moves away
and Maraçon counters with a solid body kick.
Maraçon throws a body shot but no joy.
Maraçon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maraçon looks to land a right hand but Snorten moved out of range.
Maraçon slips a jab from Snorten.
Maraçon pushes Snorten away with a front kick.
Maraçon throws a body shot but no joy.
Maraçon forces Snorten back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Maraçon.
Snorten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maraçon backwards.
Snorten lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maraçon prevents a body shot from Snorten.
Maraçon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Snorten up against the cage.
Maraçon misses with a punch to the body.
Maraçon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maraçon blocks a body shot from Snorten.
Maraçon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snorten's elbow.
Snorten swings wildly with an uppercut but Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Maraçon on the inside.
Snorten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maraçon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maraçon digs a right hand underneath Snorten's ribcage. Snorten let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maraçon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snorten prevents a body shot from Maraçon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon misses with a punch to the body.
Snorten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maraçon can't find room to land a body shot as Snorten controls the action.
Snorten has Maraçon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maraçon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Snorten has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maraçon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Snorten can turn it around.
Pablo Maraçon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rip Snorten.
Maraçon tries to throw a body punch but Snorten avoids it by throwing Maraçon back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snorten changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maraçon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Snorten misses with a hook.
Snorten has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Maraçon.
Snorten shoots for a takedown but Maraçon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Snorten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maraçon.
Maraçon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maraçon tests Snorten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Snorten on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Snorten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snorten's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Snorten throws an overhand right that lands on Maraçon's shoulder, as Maraçon tries to avoid the shot.
Maraçon tried to counter with a leg kick but Snorten avoided it.
Nice shot lands for Snorten.
Maraçon misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Maraçon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maraçon 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Maraçon!
Pablo Maraçon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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