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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koh Ibu (ranked 319 p4p, 17 weight class) and Gale Snoats (ranked 974 p4p, 53 weight class). Ibu comes into the arena with B DASH - WATER POW blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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132 lbs
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139 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Koh Ibu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gale Snoats!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snoats misses with a hook.
Ibu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ibu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snoats was well out of range. Poor timing from Ibu.
Koh Ibu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snoats tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ibu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ibu thumps Snoats with a low kick.
Ibu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ibu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ibu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ibu throws a low kick but Snoats moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Ibu.
Ibu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ibu misses with an uppercut. Snoats saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snoats chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Snoats connects with a high kick.
Ibu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snoats uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ibu.
Ibu looks to score with a jab to the body but Snoats is just out of range.
Snoats throws a hook to the side of Ibu's head but Ibu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ibu swings widly with a right hand
and Snoats counters with an inside leg kick.
Snoats connects with a leg kick. Ibu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snoats throws a leg kick but Ibu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ibu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Snoats throws a body kick that misses.
Snoats with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoats uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibu.
Ibu connects with an inside leg kick.
Ibu throws a jab but it's blocked by Snoats.
Snoats flicks out a counter leg kick but Ibu steps away.
Snoats slips a straight right by Ibu.
Ibu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snoats tries to counter with a clinch but Ibu shakes him off and moves away.
Snoats bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ibu's head.
Ibu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Snoats connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ibu. Ibu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Snoats walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Snoats throws a jab but it's blocked by Ibu.
Ibu looks to land a right hand but Snoats moved out of range.
Ibu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ibu looks to land a left hand but Snoats moved out of range nicely.
Snoats throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ibu throws out a loose jab but Snoats uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snoats lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Snoats.
Ibu loads up on a big right hand but Snoats slips the punch.
Snoats blocks a jab.
Snoats is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ibu.
Ibu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Snoats.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibu throws a jab but it's blocked by Snoats.
Snoats blocks a leg kick.
Snoats thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ibu throws a series of strikes that have Snoats backpedaling.
Snoats tries a low kick but Ibu avoids it.
Snoats wants to slow Ibu down by chopping away at his legs.
Ibu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snoats throws out the jab.
A combination from Snoats does no damage.
Ibu throws a low kick but Snoats moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Ibu.
Snoats throws a leg kick that misses.
Snoats wants to land a leg kick but Ibu is out of range.
Snoats throws a leg kick which misses Ibu's front leg but catches the back leg as Ibu tries to avoid it.
Ibu's corner calls for a 1-2. Ibu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Snoats.
Snoats throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ibu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Snoats ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Snoats shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ibu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snoats.
Snoats tries to land a leg kick but Ibu saw it coming and moves away.
Ibu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Snoats doesn't seem bothered though.
Snoats uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibu.
Snoats scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Snoats scores with a sloppy right hand. Ibu should have avoided that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ibu checks a leg kick.
Snoats throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ibu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snoats.
Ibu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Snoats has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ibu misses with an uppercut. Snoats saw that one coming.
Snoats slips a straight right by Ibu.
Snoats throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ibu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ibu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ibu checks a leg kick nicely.
A big left from Ibu misses.
Snoats with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ibu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ibu misses with a looping right.
Ibu is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Ibu finds it's way through Snoats's defenses.
Snoats turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Snoats lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ibu connects with a crisp jab.
Snoats throws a shot from downtown. Ibu moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Snoats.
Ibu misses with a jab to the body
and Snoats counters with a nice uppercut.
Snoats throws a front kick aimed at Ibu's knee but Ibu avoids it well.
Ibu throws a wild body kick that Snoats sees coming a mile off.
Snoats moves out of range of the leg kick from Ibu.
Good work by Snoats as he checks the leg kick.
Snoats lands a jab.
Snoats displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ibu throws out the jab.
Ibu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Snoats.
Snoats 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.
It looked like Ibu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ibu throws the left hand but Snoats avoids the punch easily.
Ibu throws a jab but it's blocked by Snoats.
Snoats counters with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snoats is looking to slow Ibu down with leg kicks.
Ibu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Ibu blocks the leg kick.
Snoats's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Snoats uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibu.
Snoats throws a body kick that misses.
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 Koh Ibu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Snoats slips under a jab.
Ibu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snoats was well out of range. Poor timing from Ibu.
Ibu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ibu swings for the body but Snoats moves out of range.
Ibu misses with an uppercut.
Ibu misses with a body shot
and Snoats finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Snoats.
Ibu ducks under a wild hook from Snoats.
Snoats slips under a jab.
Ibu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ibu missing with a left hand there. Snoats was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snoats moves out of range as Ibu strikes.
Snoats catches Ibu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Snoats misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibu throws a jab when Snoats was well out of range.
Snoats 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.
Snoats misses with a low kick as Ibu jumps back.
Snoats defending well as Ibu loads up on a big left hand.
Ibu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ibu digs a good body shot into Snoats's ribs.
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!
Ibu lands with a nice combination. Snoats backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibu misses with a looping left.
Snoats staying out of range there.
Ibu lands with a cross.
Ibu loads up on a big right hand but Snoats slips the punch.
Ibu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ibu duly obliges.
A good leg kick by Snoats.
Snoats looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Snoats throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Ibu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Snoats.
Ibu lands a nice shot that snaps Snoats's head back.
Ibu just misses with a punch to the body.
Snoats looks to land a right hand but Ibu moved out of range.
Ibu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Snoats.
Snoats thows a left - swing and a miss!
Snoats jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ibu lands a really nice looking cross but Snoats seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ibu throws a chopping leg kick but Snoats manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ibu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snoats was well out of range. Poor timing from Ibu.
Snoats attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Snoats misses with a body kick.
Ibu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snoats manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Snoats will feel that in the morning.
A big left from Ibu misses.
Ibu looks to throw the jab but Snoats is out of range.
Ibu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Snoats misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Ibu misses its intended target.
Ibu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Snoats's head.
Ibu checks a low kick from Snoats.
Ibu throws a low kick but Snoats moves out of range easily.
Snoats throws a low kick but Ibu moves out of range easily.
Ibu throws a big counter combination but Snoats scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ibu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Snoats's calf.
Ibu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Snoats. Snoats circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Snoats moves into range and clinches up with Ibu.
Ibu swings wildly with an uppercut but Snoats uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snoats misses with a body punch.
Snoats digs a right hand into Ibu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ibu's gas tank.
Snoats goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ibu misses with a punch on the inside.
Snoats lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Snoats blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Snoats.
Snoats blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ibu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ibu misses with the head strike.
Snoats goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snoats goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ibu has a couple of punches blocked by Snoats.
Ibu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ibu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ibu lands a shoulder strike.
Snoats has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ibu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Snoats can turn it around.
Snoats misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snoats scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ibu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Snoats gets through Ibu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ibu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snoats dodges the punch combination from Ibu.
Ibu backing away here, and Snoats unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ibu checks a low kick from Snoats.
Snoats walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibu throws the kick towards the body but Snoats avoids it.
Snoats scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoats throws a sloppy head kick and Ibu moves out of range easily.
Koh Ibu is winning the standup battle so far.
Snoats attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ibu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snoats manages to avoid it.
Snoats misses with a low kick as Ibu jumps back.
Snoats lands with a good body shot.
Snoats ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ibu moves away.
Ibu throws a sloppy head kick and Snoats moves out of range easily.
Ibu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Snoats misses with an uppercut. Ibu saw that one coming.
Ibu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Snoats throws a right and a left that Ibu avoids nicely.
Ibu scores with a kick to the body.
Snoats scores with a jab. Ibu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Snoats throws a leg kick but Ibu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ibu misses with a leg kick
and Snoats makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A leg kick checked by Ibu.
Snoats on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ibu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snoats sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ibu lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koh Ibu dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Snoats tried to score with a low kick but Ibu checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Snoats.
Snoats slips a jab from Ibu.
Ibu checks a leg kick.
Snoats throws a chopping leg kick but Ibu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ibu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Snoats is able to avoid easily.
Snoats sizes up Ibu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Snoats paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Snoats 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.
Ibu throws a hook but Snoats avoids it easily.
Ibu scores with a nice right hand.
Snoats takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ibu lands a head shot.
Ibu avoids the head kick by Snoats.
Snoats connects with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Snoats lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ibu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ibu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick lands from Snoats.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snoats swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice cross by Ibu.
Snoats throws a low kick but Ibu moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibu swats away the attempt to clinch by Snoats.
Ibu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Snoats.
Jab from Ibu.
Ibu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ibu looks to land a left hand but Snoats moved out of range nicely.
Snoats connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ibu throws a looping overhand right but Snoats ducks down to avoid it.
Snoats wants to counter with a clinch but Ibu pushes him away.
Snoats has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ibu slips under a jab from Snoats.
Ibu scores with a kick to the body.
Snoats on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Snoats is looking to land body kicks.
And Ibu counters with a quick kick to the body but Snoats blocks it.
Ibu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snoats.
Snoats misses with a low kick.
Snoats dodges the punch combination from Ibu.
Snoats moves out of range as Ibu strikes.
Ibu throws a big shot that misses.
Ibu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoats tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Snoats slips under a jab.
Ibu wants to clinch.
Ibu moves out of range as Snoats throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibu misses with a wild combination.
Ibu feints and then cracks Snoats's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snoats down.
Snoats shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ibu connects with the punch.
The crowd cheers as Ibu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snoats doesn't seem phased though.
Snoats lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ibu thuds his right hand into Snoats's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Snoats keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Snoats 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.
Ibu moves out of range of the body kick from Snoats.
Snoats moves out of range of the strikes.
Snoats misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snoats was well out of range. Poor timing from Ibu.
Ibu throws a shot from downtown. Snoats moves away and avoids it.
Snoats looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A bone on bone clash there as Ibu blocks the leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Snoats.
Ibu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Snoats's head backwards.
Snoats misses with a straight right.
Snoats misses with a looping right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ibu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Snoats has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Snoats and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ibu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ibu checks a leg kick nicely.
Snoats misses with a hook.
Snoats throws a low kick but Ibu avoids it.
Ibu lands a head shot.
Ibu connects with the punch.
Ibu looks to land a body kick but Snoats moved away.
Ibu throws a leg kick which misses Snoats's front leg but catches the back leg as Snoats tries to avoid it.
Ibu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Snoats looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ibu misses with the body kick
and Snoats counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ibu tests Snoats's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoats slips a straight right by Ibu.
Snoats looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ibu blocks a leg kick.
Snoats connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ibu's hands.
Ibu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ibu moves out of range of the body kick from Snoats.
An inside leg kick from Snoats misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Snoats.
Snoats takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ibu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ibu misses with a straight right.
Ibu looks to score with a jab to the body but Snoats is just out of range.
Snoats thumps Ibu with a low kick.
Ibu moves out of range of the strikes.
Ibu throws out a loose jab but Snoats uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibu lands a nice hook to Snoats's body. Snoats takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ibu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snoats sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ibu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Snoats flicks out a counter leg kick but Ibu steps away.
Gale Snoats has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snoats lands a head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koh Ibu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ibu, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koh Ibu!
After the fight, Koh Ibu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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