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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Assad (ranked 2531 p4p, 353 weight class) and General Snus (ranked 3409 p4p, 444 weight class). Dustin Assad could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to General Snus's chin.
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186 lbs
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220 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dustin Assad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, General Snus!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snus.
Assad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Snus circles away.
Assad scores with a crisp jab that stopped Snus in his tracks.
Assad misses with a straight right.
Snus moves away from the strike by Assad.
Snus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Assad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Assad throws a jab but it's blocked by Snus.
Snus is looking for the big counter here.
Snus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Assad.
Assad sizes up Snus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Assad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Snus. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snus moves away from the strike by Assad.
We've been hearing reports that Assad has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Assad misses the target.
Assad fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Assad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snus throws a series of punches but Assad avoids them all with ease.
Assad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Snus. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Snus.
A right-left combo lands from Snus.
Snus dodges the punch combination from Assad.
Snus moves out of range of the strikes.
Assad misses with a looping right.
Assad ducks under a wild hook from Snus.
Assad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Snus walks into a left hand.
Assad misses with an uppercut
letting Snus counter with a right hand.
It looks like Dustin Assad has been cut.
Snus looks to land a combination but Assad avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assad shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Snus defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assad.
The fighters circling - Assad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Snus is looking for the big counter here.
Assad misses with a two punch combination.
A nice side step and Snus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Assad misses the shot to the body.
Assad lands with a hook. Snus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Assad swings for the body but Snus moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Snus. No joy for Assad on that attempt.
Snus moves away from the strike by Assad.
Assad scores with a body shot.
Snus throws a right hand that Assad ducks under and follows up with a left that Assad also avoids with ease.
Snus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assad circles away quickly and effectively.
Assad throws a shot from downtown. Snus moves away and avoids it.
Snus slips under a jab.
Snus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Assad throws a hook but Snus blocks it.
Assad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Snus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad throws a hook but Snus avoids it easily.
Assad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snus.
A jab from Assad misses.
Despite the aggression on Snus's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A swing and a miss from Assad.
A shot to the liver by Snus. Beautiful body shot.
Assad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Assad backs off Snus throws a huge counter combo but Assad manages to avoid it all.
Snus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snus throws a right and a left that Assad avoids nicely.
Assad tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Snus swivels and escapes.
Assad misses with an uppercut. Snus saw that one coming.
Assad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Snus does no damage.
Snus moves out of range of the strikes.
Snus misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Snus does no damage.
Assad is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Snus's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Assad tries to score a power double leg takedown but Snus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Assad somewhat.
The crowd cheers as Assad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snus doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assad misses with a hook.
Assad lands a really nice looking cross but Snus seems unphased.
Assad misses with a wild body shot.
General Snus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snus swinging wildly here.
Assad feinted with a counter takedown.
Snus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assad throws out the jab.
Assad cracks Snus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A lazy left from Assad finds it's target.
Assad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dustin Assad will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dustin Assad's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Snus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assad circles away quickly and effectively.
Snus throws a right hand that Assad ducks under and follows up with a left that Assad also avoids with ease.
Snus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Assad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Assad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Assad.
Assad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Assad digs a good hook to Snus's body.
Snus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Snus throws a right and a left that Assad avoids nicely.
Snus misses with a wild combination.
Snus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dustin Assad is winning the standup battle so far.
Snus tries to bum rush Assad with a series of wild strikes but Assad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snus misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Snus misses.
Assad shoots in but no luck this time.
Good standup being displayed there by Assad as he connects with a hook.
Assad with a lazy takedown attempt
and Snus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Assad lands a head shot.
Assad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Assad throws a right hand that Snus ducks under and follows up with a left that Snus also avoids with ease.
Snus throws a body shot but no joy.
Assad appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Assad dives in and grabs Snus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Snus pushes down on Assad's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Assad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Snus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Assad shoots in for a double leg but Snus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Assad shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Snus is trying to defend but Assad finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assad wants to control but Snus is keeping him busy.
Snus is trying to stand back up but Assad is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snus is refusing to be controlled, as Assad sits in half guard.
Snus is looking to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Assad throwing shots but Snus is blocking nicely.
Assad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Assad trying to control the action but Snus is working from the bottom.
Assad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Snus is trying to stand back up but Assad is controlling him
Snus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Assad.
Snus is refusing to be controlled, as Assad sits in half guard.
Assad throwing shots but Snus is blocking nicely.
Snus is trying to stand back up but Assad is controlling him
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Assad is looking to take a break and control but Snus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Assad is really struggling to control Snus but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Snus looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Snus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assad circles away quickly and effectively.
Snus throws a series of punches but Assad moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Assad. Those never looked like landing.
Snus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Assad misses with a body shot.
Assad just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Snus as Assad shoots in.
Despite the aggression on Snus's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Assad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snus swinging wildly here.
Snus tries to bum rush Assad with a series of wild strikes but Assad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Assad.
Assad slips a jab and a cross from Snus.
Snus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Snus throws an overhand right that lands on Assad's shoulder, as Assad tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assad feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Snus pushes Assad off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Assad. That snapped Snus's head back.
Snus misses with the combination.
Assad looks to land a right hand but Snus moved out of range.
Snus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but General Snus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dustin Assad's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Snus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Assad appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Assad takes a swing at Snus's ribcage but misses.
Dustin Assad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Snus throws a nice looking combination but Assad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assad changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Assad misses with a wild body shot.
Snus throws a right and a left that Assad avoids nicely.
Assad fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Snus throws a counter combo.
Assad misses with a body shot.
A jab from Snus misses.
Snus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Assad misses its intended target.
Assad throws out a loose jab but Snus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Assad.
Snus misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Assad misses.
Assad misses with an uppercut.
Assad misses with an uppercut
and Snus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Assad thinking.
General Snus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snus scores with a one two! Assad had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Snus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Snus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Snus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assad throws a right and a left that Snus avoids nicely.
Assad tests Snus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Snus looks to land a combination but Assad avoids it well.
Snus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assad lands a nice shot to the body.
Assad scores with a nice strike.
No joy there for Assad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Snus misses.
Assad works the jab nicely.
Assad is trying hard to land a takedown here. Snus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Snus throws a nice looking combination but Assad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Snus misses.
Snus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Assad with a hook.
Assad lunges at Snus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Snus's hand.
Assad lands with a hook. Snus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Snus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Assad scores with a punch to the head.
Snus drops his hands momentarily and Assad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Snus misses with a double jab.
Assad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Snus throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Snus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snus pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Assad back to the cage. Snus follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A lazy left from Assad finds it's target.
Assad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snus manages to avoid it.
Assad lands a jab.
Nice jab there from Assad.
Nice cross by Assad.
Assad misses the shot to the body.
Snus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assad misses with a body shot.
Assad throws a series of punches but Snus avoids them all with ease.
Snus avoids the body shot from Assad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assad throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Assad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snus avoids the body shot from Assad.
Assad tries for a takedown but Snus circles away easily
letting Snus counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Assad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut lands for Snus. That snapped Assad's head back.
Snus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Snus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Assad misses the shot to the body.
Assad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Snus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snus misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snus tries to bum rush Assad with a series of wild strikes but Assad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snus throws a series of punches but Assad avoids them all with ease.
Assad fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to General Snus.
I think Snus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... General Snus!
Our winner, General Snus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Dustin Assad was interviewed post fight and said 'I am the best BJJ player in the world. I will refine my striking game and be back. '.
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RATING
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