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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Snitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Dragoslav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dragoslav's choice of entrance music: Disturbed - Indestructible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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273 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Snitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikola Dragoslav!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Snitch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dragoslav.
Dragoslav is trying to pull guard but Snitch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Snitch tries to circle away but Dragoslav has him pinned against the cage.
Dragoslav managing to block the knees to the body from Snitch.
Snitch lands a nice shot to the body.
Dragoslav has hold of one of Snitch's legs. Snitch is fighting the takedown attempt but Dragoslav gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Snitch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Snitch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragoslav kicks off Snitch and gets to his feet.
Dragoslav slips a jab from Snitch.
Snitch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dragoslav sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Snitch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Snitch.
Snitch leaves Dragoslav with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A big left from Snitch misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Snitch misses.
Dragoslav staying out of range there.
Snitch misses with a straight left.
Dragoslav shoots in for a double leg but Snitch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rob Snitch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikola Dragoslav.
Snitch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dragoslav drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dragoslav controlling the position.
Dragoslav postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dragoslav trying to control the position but Snitch is working away.
Dragoslav working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snitch is holding Dragoslav down, trying to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragoslav tries to score with some ground and pound. Snitch controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Snitch's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Snitch is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dragoslav has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dragoslav controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragoslav with the ground and pound but Snitch regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragoslav prevents Snitch from standing back up.
Dragoslav looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dragoslav wants to control but Snitch is keeping him busy.
That's four 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.
Dragoslav stalling.
Dragoslav is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Snitch reverses the position - he's now on top in Dragoslav's guard.
Snitch stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rob Snitch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragoslav shoots in looking for a takedown but Snitch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dragoslav's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dragoslav tries to clinch up.
Snitch misses with an uppercut
and Dragoslav moves into the clinch.
Snitch tries to land a knee to the head but Dragoslav blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nikola Dragoslav will probably get the nod.
That's time! Snitch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dragoslav looking to score a takedown here. Snitch is defending well but Dragoslav drives through and ends up in Snitch's guard.
Snitch keeping moving, preventing Dragoslav from controlling successfully.
Snitch pulls Dragoslav in close to his closed guard and prevents Dragoslav from doing any damage or advancing position.
Snitch is looking to stand up but Dragoslav isn't so interested in that idea.
Dragoslav trying to control the position from guard on top but Snitch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dragoslav is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nikola Dragoslav was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Snitch lands a lovely overhand right.
Snitch throws a big shot that misses.
Dragoslav slips under a jab from Snitch.
Dragoslav closes the distance and clinches up with Snitch, looking for a takedown. Dragoslav pushes Snitch against the cage but Snitch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Snitch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dragoslav.
Snitch swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragoslav.
Dragoslav goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Rob Snitch has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snitch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snitch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dragoslav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dragoslav fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Snitch, pushing him back against the cage.
Dragoslav breaks from the clinch.
Snitch scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Snitch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nikola Dragoslav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snitch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dragoslav has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Snitch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dragoslav under the eye.
Dragoslav fails to land the takedown.
Dragoslav is breathing heavily.
Snitch throws a big shot that misses.
Snitch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Snitch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dragoslav counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dragoslav prevents Snitch from standing back up.
Dragoslav trying to control from half guard but Snitch is working away.
Dragoslav tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Snitch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragoslav is looking to take a break and control but Snitch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Snitch is looking to escape.
Nikola Dragoslav has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dragoslav fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Snitch sprawls well initially but Dragoslav persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Snitch gets full guard.
Snitch keeping moving, preventing Dragoslav from controlling successfully.
Dragoslav must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Snitch wants to stand up but Dragoslav is controlling him.
Snitch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snitch working over Dragoslav with some ground and pound. Dragoslav looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nikola Dragoslav has got the better of the ground game so far.
Snitch drops an elbow to the side of Dragoslav's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragoslav wants to control but Snitch is keeping busy.
Snitch is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Snitch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dragoslav does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Snitch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snitch is trying to control the action in half guard but Dragoslav is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dragoslav trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rob Snitch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rob Snitch's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Dragoslav steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snitch.
Dragoslav moves out of range of the strikes.
Dragoslav walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Snitch lands a really nice looking cross but Dragoslav seems unphased.
Snitch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Snitch looks to land a right hand but Dragoslav moved out of range.
Snitch throws a hook but Dragoslav blocks it.
Snitch misses with a leg kick
and Dragoslav counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Dragoslav is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Snitch's half guard.
Snitch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dragoslav throwing shots but Snitch is blocking nicely.
Snitch on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragoslav seems to be looking for submissions.
Dragoslav is looking to advance position but Snitch won't allow it.
Dragoslav passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dragoslav looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dragoslav throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dragoslav breaks from Snitch's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snitch tries to reverse the position but Dragoslav maintains control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragoslav tries to control but Snitch wriggling away.
Dragoslav controlling from mount.
Dragoslav is trying to control here but Snitch has managed to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragoslav is pressing down on Snitch's thigh, looking to free his foot. Snitch is holding on for now.
Dragoslav seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nikola Dragoslav hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Snitch slips a jab and a cross from Dragoslav.
A big left from Snitch misses.
Snitch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Nikola Dragoslav has been cut.
Snitch throws a poor cross that misses
and Dragoslav counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Dragoslav is taking a breather. Snitch says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snitch controlling the position for now.
Snitch makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Snitch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Snitch scores with a nice body kick.
Dragoslav takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dragoslav looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Snitch misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snitch lands a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Snitch. No joy for Dragoslav on that attempt.
Dragoslav shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Snitch tries to kick Dragoslav off in order to stand up. Dragoslav Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nikola Dragoslav.
I think Dragoslav 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikola Dragoslav!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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