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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Snyder (ranked 24619 p4p, 4634 weight class) and Caspar Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 cm 26 210 6 - 8 - 0 |
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188 cm 22 205 2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Solid boxing Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt Solid Muay Thai Powerful |
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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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Snyder! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caspar Vos! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snyder pushes Vos up against the cage in a clinch. Snyder pushes off an throws an elbow but Vos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Snyder lands with a short shot to the head. Vos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Vos scores with a shot to the side of Snyder's head. Snyder tries to break the clinch but Vos is controlling the position. Snyder controlling the action here for a moment.
Vos misses with some punches.
Snyder trying to land knees to the body.
Snyder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Vos throws a jab when Snyder was well out of range. Snyder appears to be looking for a big counter. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A good leg kick by Vos. Snyder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vos. That did some damage! Snyder misses with a two punch combination.
Vos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snyder drives through and clinches with Vos against the cage.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Snyder tries to break the clinch but Vos is controlling the position. Vos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Snyder up against the cage. Snyder looking to stall.
Snyder breaks the clinch.
Vos misses with an uppercut
and Snyder counters with a one-two to the body. Vos 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.
Snyder misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vos. Snyder does a little dance to reset his feet. Snyder moves forwards but Vos connects with a nice, crisp jab. Vos takes a swing at Snyder's ribcage but misses. Snyder wants to clinch up but Vos keeps it at a distance. Snyder misses with a wild combination.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Snyder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Vos misses the target. Vos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snyder. Snyder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vos manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Snyder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snyder throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vos counters into the clinch. Nicely done. A frustrated look appears on Snyder's face as he tries to break the clinch. Vos lands a shot to the body. Snyder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Snyder takes an elbow to the temple. Vos prevents Snyder from breaking the clinch. Snyder with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Snyder being controlled against the cage.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Vos stalls. Snyder tries to break free but Vos pushes him back against the cage. Vos prevents Snyder from breaking the clinch. The referee calls for Vos to work.
Vos blocking some punches.
Snyder is trying to push Vos away but Vos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Snyder is trying to force a seperation but Vos has the dominant position.
Snyder manages to break the clinch.
Vos getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Snyder throws a right and a left that Vos avoids nicely. Vos tries to clinch there but Snyder circles away.
Snyder misses with a wild combination.
Vos looks like he wants to counter punch here. Bryan Snyder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Vos lands a jab to the nose. Vos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snyder misses with a jab, cross combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Snyder checks a leg kick. Vos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snyder sees it coming and avoids it easily. Snyder takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vos, as that shot connected.
A punch combination from Snyder misses. Vos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snyder moves away. Vos's coach down at Elite Combat Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vos's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Snyder throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Vos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snyder.
Snyder lands a jab-cross combination. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bryan Snyder will probably get the nod. That's time! Snyder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Snyder defending well as Vos loads up on a big left hand. Snyder takes a shot right to the bread basket. Snyder with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vos to score with a decent uppercut. Snyder misses with a head kick.
Snyder throws a leg kick
and Vos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vos. Snyder blocks the elbow strike.
Vos stalls.
Snyder manages to break the clinch.
Snyder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vos 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. Vos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snyder. Vos misses with a hook. Snyder throws a big counter combination but Vos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Snyder tries to clinch up but Vos circles away and keeps his distance.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Vos throws a series of punches but Snyder moves out of range. Vos throws a nice looking combination but Snyder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Vos looks to land a right hand but Snyder moved out of range.
Snyder closes the distance and clinches. Vos has Snyder pressed against the cage, preventing Snyder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Snyder breaks the clinch.
Snyder looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Vos misses with a right hand and Snyder counters with a left and a right that stings Vos. No joy there for Snyder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vos blocks a leg kick. Snyder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vos throws a jab when Snyder was well out of range. As Vos looks to move away, Snyder throws a big counter combo but Vos just gets out of the way. Snyder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vos throws out the jab. Vos misses with a left hand and Snyder counters with a three punch combo that has Vos backing up. Vos nods at Snyder to acknowledge the strikes. Snyder tries to bum rush Vos with a series of wild strikes but Vos uses good footwork to avoid the assault. This has been an exciting period of action! No joy there for Snyder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Snyder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vos circles away quickly and effectively. Snyder tries to bum rush Vos with a series of wild strikes but Vos uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Good standup being displayed there by Vos as he connects with a hook. A shot to the liver by Vos. Beautiful body shot. A low kick from Vos misses and Snyder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Snyder tries to clinch there but Vos circles away.
A combination from Snyder does no damage. Snyder misses with a wild combination.
Good leg kick by Vos. Snyder wants to clinch up but Vos keeps it at a distance. A nice side step and Vos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Vos throws a body shot but no joy.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Snyder throws a series of punches but Vos moves out of range. Vos misses with a hook
and Snyder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Vos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Snyder counters with a two punch combo. Snyder takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Snyder misses with the combination.
Snyder looks to land a combination but Vos avoids it well. Vos is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Vos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snyder. Snyder defending well as Vos loads up on a big left hand. Vos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Vos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snyder manages to avoid it. Snyder throws a combination that misses and Vos counters with a nice body shot. Vos throws a leg kick and Snyder counters with a series of strikes. Vos will be more careful next time no doubt. 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!
Vos darts in and clinches Snyder up against the cage.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snyder. Vos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snyder with the inside leg kick. A left and a right from Snyder both land. Nice combination. Bryan Snyder is winning the standup battle so far.
Snyder clinches up with Vos and pushes him back against the cage. Vos lands a hook that snaps the head of Snyder backwards.
Snyder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Snyder. Snyder is looking for a counter combo. Vos tries to score with a low kick but Snyder moves his leg out of the way. Vos throws a hook to the side of Snyder's head but Snyder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Snyder tries to work over Vos's front leg with a kick but Vos checks it. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Snyder dominated that second round. 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Snyder misses with a wild combination.
Snyder lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Vos throws a series of punches but Snyder avoids them all with ease. Bryan Snyder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Snyder thumps Vos with a low kick. Snyder throws out a leg kick but Vos moves out of range and Snyder only half commits. A punch combination from Snyder misses. Vos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Snyder counters with a two punch combo. Sloppy strikes from Snyder. Those never looked like landing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A nice inside leg kick there by Snyder. That's going to slow Vos down. Vos looks to land a right hand but Snyder moved out of range. Vos looks to land a left hand but Snyder moved out of range nicely. Snyder misses with a double jab.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Vos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Snyder is able to avoid easily. Snyder throws a nice looking combination but Vos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Snyder misses with a series of wild punches.
Snyder darts in and clinches Vos up against the cage. Snyder misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vos.
Vos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snyder thows a leg kick but Vos checks it
and Vos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vos. Snyder working hard to break the clinch. Vos is looking to control Snyder's arms but Snyder gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vos has his back to the cage. Snyder looking to slow down the pace here. Vos pressing his opponent against the cage. Snyder has had enough of the clinch but Vos keeps him there for the moment.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Snyder tries to circle away but Vos has him pinned against the cage. Vos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vos stalls. The crowd are getting on Vos's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch. Snyder blocks an uppercut.
Snyder lands a hook that snaps the head of Vos backwards. Snyder wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Vos scores with a nice hook to the head. Snyder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Vos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snyder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Vos managing to block the knees to the body from Snyder.
Snyder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Snyder misses with a combination
and Vos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Vos misses with a kick to the body.
Snyder ducks under a wild hook from Vos. As Vos looks to move away, Snyder throws a big counter combo but Vos just gets out of the way. Vos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snyder was well out of range. Poor timing from Vos. Vos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Some wild striking there from Snyder.
Vos moves into range and clinches up with Snyder. Snyder tries to break free but Vos pushes him back against the cage. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Snyder can't break the clinch.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Snyder dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Vos leaning his opponent against the cage. A short right from Vos. Caspar Vos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Caspar Vos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Snyder is trying to force a seperation but Vos has the dominant position. Snyder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Vos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Snyder taking a breather. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vos looks to throw the jab but Snyder is out of range. Some wild striking there from Snyder.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bryan Snyder. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Snyder, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Snyder!
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