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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kick Snare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Noble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snare comes into the arena with Lonnie G - Sweep blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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ADCC Champion
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kick Snare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erick Noble!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snare scores with a nice head shot.
Snare lands an overhand right.
Snare has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Snare there as he acknowledges the shot.
Snare throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Noble looking to score a takedown here. Snare is defending well but Noble drives through and ends up in Snare's guard.
Snare looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Noble advances to half guard.
Noble controlling the action here.
Snare avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Noble.
Noble wants to take a breather but Snare is having none of it.
Noble wants to free his trapped foot but Snare is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Noble with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erick Noble has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Snare staying out of range there.
Noble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Noble dives in and grabs Snare's left leg, looking for a takedown. Snare pushes down on Noble's head and hops out.
Noble uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snare.
Noble throws a left and a right that both miss
and Snare counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snare listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Noble blocks a jab.
Noble throws a series of punches but Snare avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noble shoots in but Snare avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Noble tries to clinch up
and Snare counters with a nice uppercut.
Noble swings for the body but Snare moves out of range.
Snare takes a swing at Noble's ribcage but misses.
Noble looks to land a left hand but Snare moved out of range nicely.
Snare connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Noble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noble throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Snare slips under a jab from Noble.
Kick Snare is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snare connects with a right hand. Noble shakes it off.
Noble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snare.
Noble on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noble throws out a loose jab but Snare uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snare pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Noble back to the cage. Snare follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Noble tries to clinch there but Snare circles away.
Noble throws the left hand but Snare avoids the punch easily.
Noble takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Noble shoots in for a takedown but Snare shows good takedown defense.
Kick Snare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erick Noble.
Snare scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Noble misses.
Noble shoots for a takedown but Snare saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Snare ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noble shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Snare to counter with a crisp jab.
Snare lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Noble at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Noble.
Snare uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Noble.
A big left from Snare misses.
Noble shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Snare manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noble loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Noble tries to free his leg and advance position but Snare is retaining full guard.
Noble is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Noble throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noble lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Noble preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Noble dominated that round.
That's time! Snare's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Noble misses with a straight right.
Snare defending well as Noble loads up on a big left hand.
Snare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Noble uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snare.
Snare bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Noble throws an overhand right that lands on Snare's shoulder, as Snare tries to avoid the shot.
Noble might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Noble swings for the body but Snare moves out of range.
Noble swings for the body but Snare moves out of range.
Erick Noble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noble misses with a body kick.
Snare ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Snare's corner calls for a 1-2. Snare obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Noble throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snare sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Noble doesn't manage to clinch there - Snare circles away.
Noble misses with a takedown attempt - Snare sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snare moves out of range of the leg kick from Noble.
Noble misses with an uppercut. Snare saw that one coming.
Snare keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noble misses with an uppercut. Snare saw that one coming.
Snare will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Noble fails to land with a series of punches.
Noble fails with a takedown attempt.
Noble throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Snare thuds a left hand into Noble's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noble with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Snare to score with a decent uppercut.
Noble with a lazy takedown attempt
and Snare counters with a nice uppercut.
Kick Snare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erick Noble.
Noble shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Snare defends it nicely.
Snare digs a good body shot into Noble's ribs.
Snare lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noble circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick from Noble misses.
Snare slips under a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Snare 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Snare checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Noble throws a shot from downtown. Snare moves away and avoids it.
Snare stuffs the takedown attempt from Noble. Noble gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noble throws an off balance right hand
and Snare counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noble misses with a hook to the body
and Snare counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Noble gets a double leg takedown into Snare's guard.
Noble sitting in guard here, content to control.
Snare has his foot on Noble's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Noble works his way back into a safe position though.
Snare can't keep his opponent in guard - Noble advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Noble sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Snare defending well though.
Snare is trying to stand up here but Noble is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Noble in particular looking to stall.
Snare is refusing to be controlled, as Noble sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noble is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Noble trying to mount his opponent but Snare defends it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Noble landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noble not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Erick Noble has got the better of the ground game so far.
Noble content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Noble showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Snare's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Noble tries to clinch up.
Noble throws a hook but Snare avoids it easily.
Noble shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Snare as he jumps to the side.
Noble loads up on a big right hand but Snare slips the punch.
Snare lands a nice hook to Noble's body. Noble takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Noble tries to clinch but Snare is having none of it.
Noble throws an overhand right that lands on Snare's shoulder, as Snare tries to avoid the shot.
Snare missing with a left hand there. Noble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snare displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noble throws out the jab.
Snare ducks under a wild hook from Noble.
Snare misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noble throws a one two combo.
Snare throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Snare lands a slapping body shot.
Noble moves into the clinch successfully.
Snare misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noble.
Noble tries a body shot but Snare blocks it.
Noble has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Snare avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Snare misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noble.
Noble lands with a right to the head.
Snare throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Noble lands with a right to the head.
Snare blocks an uppercut.
Snare is fighting off a takedown attempt but Noble is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Snare to the mat. Snare regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Noble trying to control but Snare is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noble postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noble with a flurry of punches that miss.
Noble controlling from the top position.
Noble throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Noble trying to control but Snare is working from the bottom.
Noble slips nicely into half guard.
Snare makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Snare.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noble wants to control from the top but Snare keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noble forces his way into half guard.
Noble is keen to just control but Snare is a slippery customer.
Noble thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Snare moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Snare knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Noble on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noble throws an elbow that misses. Snare uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Noble's guard. Nice move by Snare!
Noble tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Noble is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Snare stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Noble swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Noble is on top in guard.
Kick Snare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erick Noble is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Noble is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erick Noble comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Noble 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erick Noble!
During a confident post fight interview, Erick Noble thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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