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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Snowdon (ranked 314 p4p, 47 weight class) and Ronnie White (ranked 346 p4p, 51 weight class). White has chosen The Bleeding as his entrance music. Ronnie White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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178 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Snowdon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronnie White!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White looks to clinch
and Snowdon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snowdon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
White closes the distance looking to clinch
and Snowdon counters with a stiff right hand.
White rushes Snowdon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Snowdon breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snowdon connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White wants to clinch but Snowdon slips to the side
and Snowdon counters with a stiff right hand.
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Snowdon throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
White steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Snowdon.
Snowdon throws a low kick, looking for White's leg but White calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Snowdon, right into the meat.
Snowdon misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Snowdon throws out a powerful jab.
Snowdon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whites jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Snowdon cracks White with a good jab.
White tries to clinch up but Snowdon circles away and keeps his distance.
White moves into the clinch.
Snowdon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snowdon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snowdon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like William Snowdon has been cut.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White 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!
Snowdon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snowdon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White working aggressively here.
White looks to throw an elbow but misses.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White blocks a body shot from Snowdon.
Snowdon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snowdon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White pushes Snowdon up against the cage in a clinch.
White throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White breaks the clinch.
William Snowdon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snowdon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Snowdon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Snowdon catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snowdon throws an off balance right hand
and White moves into the clinch.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snowdon misses with a hook from the clinch.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Snowdon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snowdon has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Snowdon.
Snowdon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snowdon manages to break the clinch.
Snowdon misses the jab.
Snowdon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Snowdon.
William Snowdon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White moves out of range as Snowdon strikes.
A big left from White misses.
Snowdon misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White moves into the clinch.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snowdon swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Snowdon misses with the head strike.
Snowdon takes a shot to the head.
Snowdon can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Snowdon swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
White gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Snowdon regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snowdon is trying to control the position but White postures up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Snowdon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Snowdon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
White wants to control from the top but Snowdon keeps moving.
White lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Snowdon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Snowdon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Snowdon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Snowdon counters with a straight right hand.
Snowdon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
White has managed to clinch.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Snowdon blocks an uppercut.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snowdon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snowdon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snowdon.
White wants to counter with a clinch but Snowdon pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White moves into range and clinches up with Snowdon.
Good body shot from White.
Snowdon gets underhooks to prevent White's takedown attempt.
Snowdon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White has Snowdon pressed against the cage, preventing Snowdon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ronnie White seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Snowdon lands with a light punch inside.
Snowdon misses with a hook from the clinch.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Snowdon clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Snowdon trying to control the position but White manages to sink in the hooks.
White has Snowdon flattened out and is raining down punches.
White controlling well, preventing Snowdon from escaping the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Snowdon doesn't escape.
Snowdon trying to control the hands but White breaks the grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snowdon wants to escape the position.
Snowdon showing good submission defense here.
Snowdon breaks White's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
White can't keep his opponent in guard - Snowdon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Snowdon is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and White reverses the position - he's now on top in Snowdon's guard.
White postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Snowdon has White pulled in close to control his posture.
Snowdon keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Snowdon wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands a couple of decent looking shots.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Snowdon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White connects with a couple of short punches.
Snowdon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Snowdon looking to control.
Snowdon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because White is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ronnie White has got the better of the ground game so far.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Snowdon is retaining full guard.
White controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
White won't allow Snowdon to sweep him here.
White cracks Snowdon with a solid left hand.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White wants to control from the top but Snowdon keeps moving.
White is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
White is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands a couple of digs.
Snowdon is rocked!
Snowdon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oh Snowdon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Snowdon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Snowdon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Snowdon seems to have got his legs back now.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Snowdon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
White has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Snowdon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White pulls Snowdon in close to his closed guard and prevents Snowdon from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Snowdon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Snowdon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
White defending well as Snowdon loads up on a big left hand.
White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snowdon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snowdon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snowdon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from White.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Snowdon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snowdon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White working aggressively here.
Snowdon tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Snowdon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White blocks a body shot from Snowdon.
Snowdon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snowdon.
White moves in looking to clinch but Snowdon pushes him off.
Snowdon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Snowdon throws out a powerful jab.
White tries to clinch but Snowdon is having none of it.
White changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Snowdon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Snowdon some visible discomfort.
Snowdon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked White off and has taken his back!
Snowdon working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Snowdon wants to control but White is keeping busy.
White trying to control the hands but Snowdon won't let him.
Snowdon has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Snowdon biding his time, controlling White.
Snowdon is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. White is defending well though. Snowdon let's go of the attempt for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on White's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Snowdon is trying to stick to White's back but White is turning into Snowdon. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Snowdon's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by White.
White scoring with some ground and pound.
Snowdon is looking for a triangle but White pushes his legs off easily.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Snowdon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snowdon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. White doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. White manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Snowdon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White passes Snowdon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Snowdon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. White is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snowdon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of White's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take White's back!
White looking very determined here, making life difficult for Snowdon.
Snowdon trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure White doesn't escape.
Snowdon is trying to stick to White's back but White is turning into Snowdon. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Snowdon's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by White.
White controls from within his opponent's guard.
White content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snowdon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Snowdon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and White defends well.
Snowdon has momentary wrist control but White slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ronnie White just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on William Snowdon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snowdon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snowdon misses with a hook.
Snowdon cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Snowdon throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Snowdon sets himself, and White steps forward looking for the clinch! Snowdon avoids it this time.
Snowdon dips to his left and cracks White with an uppercut!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snowdon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Snowdon misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowdon circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Snowdon misses the target.
Snowdon takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Snowdon misses its intended target.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Snowdon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snowdon lands a really nice looking cross but White seems unphased.
A big right from White misses.
White moves into the clinch successfully.
White gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Snowdon regains guard.
Snowdon controlling White's posture.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Snowdon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White landing some decent shots from guard.
White content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Snowdon has momentary wrist control but White slips an elbow through the middle.
White scoring with punches to the head and body.
White lands a couple of elbows.
Snowdon looking for submissions from the bottom but instead White passes into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snowdon tries to bench press White off him but White keeps the position.
White cracks Snowdon with a big right hand but Snowdon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
White trying to control the position but Snowdon is working away.
Snowdon wants to control but White postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White working the body and head with strikes.
White in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Snowdon looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! White turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronnie White!
A very excited looking Ronnie White 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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