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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Elephant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rutger Snabel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eugene Elephant could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rutger Snabel's chin.
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285 lbs
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264 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Elephant !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rutger Snabel!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elephant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Elephant connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Rutger Snabel has been cut.
Snabel takes a swing at Elephant 's ribcage but misses.
Snabel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Elephant .
Elephant moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Elephant looks to throw the jab but Snabel is out of range.
Elephant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Elephant shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Elephant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Snabel circles away quickly and effectively.
Elephant slips a jab and a cross from Snabel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elephant works the jab nicely.
Elephant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snabel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Elephant pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Snabel instigates a clinch.
Snabel throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Elephant .
Still in the clinch, Elephant scores with a nice short uppercut.
Snabel is trying to force a seperation but Elephant has the dominant position.
Elephant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
I was talking to Elephant 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Elephant breaks the clinch.
Elephant throws a leg kick but Snabel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Elephant waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Snabel. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Snabel to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Snabel is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elephant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Elephant 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Snabel keeping full guard, as Elephant tries to pass.
Snabel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Elephant .
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elephant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Snabel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Elephant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Elephant is stalling in the full guard.
Elephant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Snabel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Elephant tries to free his leg and advance position but Snabel is retaining full guard.
Snabel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Elephant . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Elephant connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elephant scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That has opened up Rutger Snabel's cut even more.
Elephant throwing strikes but missing.
Elephant postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elephant keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Snabel's head.
Elephant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snabel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Elephant is pushing down on Snabel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Snabel is fighting to maintain full guard but Elephant has managed to sneak the leg through.
Elephant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Elephant wants to take a breather but Snabel is having none of it.
Elephant looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Elephant working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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!
Elephant seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Snabel is still in real trouble! Can Elephant finish him?
Rutger Snabel's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Elephant trying to pass the guard but Snabel defending well.
Snabel seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice strikes from Elephant there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elephant keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Elephant tries to pass the half guard into mount. Snabel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Elephant not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Elephant is nestled in close to Snabel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rutger Snabel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eugene Elephant !
An intense looking Eugene Elephant took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Thanks for a fine fight'.
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hype
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