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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rip Snorten (ranked 1850 p4p, 251 weight class) and Turbo Epicity (ranked 1552 p4p, 204 weight class). Snorten comes to the cage accompanied by Sound of Silence. Epicity has chosen Semi Charmed Life as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Rip Snorten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Turbo Epicity!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snorten misses with a body kick.
Epicity throws a jab but it's blocked by Snorten.
Epicity throws a low kick but Snorten moves out of range easily.
Epicity misses with an uppercut.
Snorten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Snorten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Epicity - just one landing.
Snorten scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Epicity connects with a leg kick. Snorten looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Snorten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rip Snorten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snorten misses with a jab to the body
and Epicity counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snorten misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicity ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Epicity ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Snorten throws a big shot that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Snorten has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Epicity attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Snorten takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Snorten.
Snorten lands with a good body shot.
Snorten misses with a hook
and Epicity counters with a straight right hand.
Turbo Epicity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Epicity bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Snorten connects with a body shot.
Epicity wants to land a leg kick but Snorten is out of range.
Snorten comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Snorten misses with an uppercut. Epicity saw that one coming.
Epicity steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Snorten misses with a leg kick.
Epicity takes a swing at Snorten's ribcage but misses.
Epicity takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Snorten cracks the inside of Epicity's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snorten stuns Epicity with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Snorten throws an overhand right that lands on Epicity's shoulder, as Epicity tries to avoid the shot.
Epicity tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snorten was well out of range. Poor timing from Epicity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epicity throws a low kick but it's checked well by Snorten.
Epicity throws a shot from downtown. Snorten moves away and avoids it.
Snorten appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A jab from Snorten does it's job there.
Snorten throws an off balance right hand
and Epicity counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Snorten thinking.
Epicity getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Epicity missing with a left hand there. Snorten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snorten lands with a right hand.
Epicity takes a swing at Snorten's ribcage but misses.
Epicity slips under a jab from Snorten.
Epicity steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snorten.
Snorten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snorten moves out of range as Epicity throws a body kick.
Snorten throws a front kick aimed at Epicity's knee but Epicity avoids it well.
Epicity misses the shot to the body.
Snorten fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Epicity to the ground. Snorten is now in Epicity's guard.
Snorten postures up in Epicity's guard and throws a big left but Epicity blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten throws a strike but Epicity rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Epicity preventing the sweep.
Epicity is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Snorten trying to strike off his back.
Epicity wants to control from the top but Snorten keeps moving.
Epicity preventing the sweep.
Snorten looking to control.
Epicity won't allow Snorten to sweep him here.
Snorten wants to improve his position but instead Epicity has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten is positioning himself well to prevent Epicity advancing to mount.
Snorten is trying to get back to full guard.
Snorten trying to control here.
Snorten is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Epicity controlling the action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
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 Rip Snorten will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Snorten blocks a head kick by Epicity.
Epicity fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Snorten sizes up Epicity with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Snorten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Epicity.
Epicity throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Snorten on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Snorten. That's going to slow Epicity down.
Snorten misses with a body shot.
Snorten lands a jab-cross combination.
Epicity connects with a jab.
Epicity turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snorten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snorten scores with a sloppy right hand. Epicity should have avoided that one.
Snorten misses with a hook
and Epicity counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Snorten finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Snorten checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Snorten tried to counter with a leg kick but Epicity avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorten scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rip Snorten is winning the standup battle so far.
Epicity throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Epicity staying out of range there.
Epicity cracks Snorten with an open hand slap.
Epicity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snorten.
Epicity pivots, looking for a leg kick but Snorten is out of range and Epicity settles back down.
Snorten throws a hook but Epicity blocks it.
Snorten slips under a jab.
Epicity checks a leg kick.
Snorten throws a shot from downtown. Epicity moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Epicity on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Epicity lands a glancing blow to the side of Snorten's head.
Snorten throws a combination that misses
and Epicity cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snorten misses the shot to the body.
Epicity lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Epicity lands a really nice looking cross but Snorten seems unphased.
Snorten throws a front kick aimed at Epicity's knee but Epicity avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Epicity! But no joy.
Epicity looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab from Snorten.
Snorten throws the left hand but Epicity avoids the punch easily.
Snorten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Epicity cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snorten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Epicity.
Epicity checks a low kick from Snorten.
A little jabbing left from Epicity on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Snorten is looking to slow Epicity down with leg kicks.
Snorten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epicity moves away from the strike by Snorten.
Epicity throws a quick inside leg kick.
Epicity walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Epicity lands a nice looking body shot.
Epicity connects with a right hand. Snorten shakes it off.
Epicity has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Snorten throws the left hand but Epicity avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Snorten misses the target.
Epicity misses with a straight right.
Snorten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Epicity misses with a body shot.
Epicity throws a front kick that sends Snorten stumbling back into the cage.
Snorten throws a body shot but no joy.
Snorten throws a jab when Epicity was well out of range.
Epicity lands a slapping body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Epicity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten loads up on a big right hand but Epicity slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Epicity thuds his right hand into Snorten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Epicity checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A swing and a miss from Epicity.
Snorten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Epicity moves away.
Epicity keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Epicity ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Epicity misses.
Epicity moves out of range of the strikes.
Epicity throws a big shot that misses.
Snorten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Epicity throws a chopping leg kick but Snorten manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Snorten misses with a hook.
Snorten dodges the punch combination from Epicity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Turbo Epicity will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Snorten throws a leg kick
and Epicity counters with a nice uppercut.
Epicity scores with a hook to the body. Snorten takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Snorten jabs Epicity to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Snorten is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Epicity misses with a hook.
Snorten will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Snorten lands a nice looking body shot.
Snorten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Snorten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Snorten missing with a left hand there. Epicity was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snorten moves forwards but Epicity connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Snorten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snorten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Epicity uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snorten.
Epicity lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Epicity lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Epicity throws a body punch but Snorten moves out of range.
Snorten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Snorten scores with a shot to the body.
Epicity on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Epicity slips under a jab.
Epicity connects with a jab.
Epicity misses the shot to the body.
Snorten walks into a left hand.
Snorten looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Snorten misses with a lunging right hand
and Epicity counters with a stiff right hand.
Epicity lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Epicity leaves Snorten with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten looks to land a right hand but Epicity moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snorten takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Epicity connects with the punch.
Snorten keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Snorten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Epicity moves away from the strike by Snorten.
Epicity stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Epicity wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rip Snorten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snorten ducks under a wild hook from Epicity.
Epicity just misses with a punch to the body.
Epicity lands a really nice looking cross but Snorten seems unphased.
Epicity keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snorten.
Nice straight punches there by Snorten. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Snorten.
Epicity fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Snorten defending well as Epicity loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten misses with an uppercut. Epicity saw that one coming.
Epicity misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Snorten on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Epicity cracks Snorten with an open hand slap.
Snorten throws a right hand that Epicity ducks under and follows up with a left that Epicity also avoids with ease.
Epicity attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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.
Epicity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snorten manages to avoid it.
Snorten getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Epicity fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Snorten.
Snorten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snorten is looking to slow Epicity down with leg kicks.
Epicity throws a shot from downtown. Snorten moves away and avoids it.
Epicity on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epicity getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Epicity misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Epicity lands a really nice looking cross but Snorten seems unphased.
Snorten swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Epicity.
Epicity uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snorten.
Snorten shoots for a double leg takedown but Epicity sprawls well. He's pushed Snorten's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Snorten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epicity manages to avoid it.
Epicity lunges at Snorten with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Snorten's hand.
Snorten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Epicity.
Epicity throws a shot to the body.
Snorten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Snorten missing with a left hand there. Epicity was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snorten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Epicity's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Epicity checks a leg kick.
Epicity let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Turbo Epicity comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Epicity 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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