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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Snitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Draper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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224 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Snitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Draper!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snitch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Draper looks gassed!
Snitch slips under a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Draper. No joy for Snitch on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Draper. No joy for Snitch on that attempt.
Draper stuns Snitch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Snitch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Draper finds it's way round the side to connect with Snitch's head.
Draper lands with a nice body punch.
Snitch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Draper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Draper lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good shot there by Draper.
Snitch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Snitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snitch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left and a right from Draper both land. Nice combination.
Draper ducks under a wild hook from Snitch.
Draper looks to land a left hand but Snitch moved out of range nicely.
Draper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Snitch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Draper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draper keeps the fight on the outside.
Draper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snitch tries to clinch there but Draper circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Draper there.
Draper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snitch drives through with a takedown into Draper's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Snitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Draper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snitch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Snitch is looking to work some ground and pound but Draper has wrist control.
Snitch postures up in Draper's guard and throws a big left but Draper blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snitch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Snitch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Snitch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Draper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Draper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snitch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snitch looking to sit in guard and control but Draper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Draper wants to stand but Snitch is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Snitch is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snitch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Snitch wants to pass the guard but Draper is keeping the position.
Snitch thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Snitch postures up and lands a big shot to Draper's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snitch throwing strikes from guard but Draper blocks nicely.
Snitch throwing strikes but missing.
Snitch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Snitch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Snitch with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Draper dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Draper as Snitch shoots in.
Jab from Draper.
A big right from Draper misses.
Snitch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Snitch is looking to clinch but Draper is avoiding it.
Snitch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Draper defending well as Snitch loads up on a big left hand.
Draper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Draper. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Snitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draper swats away the attempt to clinch by Snitch.
Snitch shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Snitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snitch shoots in but Draper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Snitch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Draper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snitch manages to avoid it.
Draper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Draper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Snitch. Snitch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Draper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Snitch's head backwards.
Snitch fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Draper jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Snitch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Draper throws a jab when Snitch was well out of range.
Draper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good shot there by Draper.
Draper misses with a straight right.
Snitch with a jab.
Draper misses the body punch
and Snitch counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Draper's guard now.
Draper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Snitch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Draper pulls Snitch in to control the position.
Snitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Draper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snitch throws a big right hand that misses.
Snitch working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Snitch throwing strikes from guard but Draper blocks nicely.
Snitch looking to sit in guard and control but Draper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Draper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Don Draper.
Draper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snitch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Draper scores with a hook to the body. Snitch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snitch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Snitch drives through and clinches with Draper against the cage.
Draper is trying to push Snitch away but Snitch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Snitch lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Snitch thows a huge punch but Draper dodges it nicely.
Snitch trying to control from Draper's half guard. Draper has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snitch wants to control from the top but Draper keeps moving.
Draper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Draper keeping moving, preventing Snitch from controlling successfully.
Snitch throws and elbow that misses. Draper uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Snitch's guard. Nice move by Draper!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Snitch dominated that second round.
That's time! Snitch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Draper scores with a jab.
Draper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Draper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Draper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Draper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Draper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snitch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Snitch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Draper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Don Draper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snitch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snitch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Snitch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Snitch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Draper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snitch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draper throws a series of punches but Snitch avoids them all with ease.
Draper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Draper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Snitch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snitch unloads with some shots from mount but Draper bucks and avoids them well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitch thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Snitch looking to finish with strikes here!
Snitch unloads with some shots from mount but Draper bucks and avoids them well.
Snitch sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Draper tries to hold on but Snitch postures up.
Snitch goes for an armbar but Draper turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Draper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Draper slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Don Draper has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Draper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Snitch.
Draper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snitch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Draper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Snitch is defended easily by Draper.
Snitch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Draper swings for the body but Snitch moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snitch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Draper looks to land a combination but Snitch avoids it well.
The crowd cheers as Draper lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snitch doesn't seem phased though.
Draper fails to land with a series of punches.
Draper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Snitch has time to react.
Snitch moves into range and clinches up with Draper.
Snitch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Draper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Snitch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Snitch goes for a takedown attempt but Draper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Snitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snitch is looking to clinch.
Don Draper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Snitch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Draper jabs at Snitch's body.
Draper misses with an uppercut. Snitch saw that one coming.
Draper avoids the body shot from Snitch.
Snitch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Draper swinging wildly here.
Draper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snitch.
Snitch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snitch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Draper does no damage.
Snitch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snitch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Snitch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Snitch darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Draper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Snitch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Snitch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Snitch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Snitch!
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energy
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hype
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