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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sugar Lee (ranked 8564 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Snitch (ranked 5218 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Snitch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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173 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sugar Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Snitch!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snitch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
Snitch closes the distance and clinches.
Snitch prevents a takedown attempt there.
Snitch is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sugar Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snitch is struggling to control the position.
Lee looking for a takedown.
Lee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Snitch pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snitch is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Snitch is stalling here.
Lee wants to take the fight to the mat but Snitch manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Snitch has Lee pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Snitch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Snitch is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lee can't fight it off and eventually Snitch manages to take the fight to the floor. Lee looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lee wants to stand up but Snitch is controlling him.
Snitch controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snitch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snitch is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Snitch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Snitch counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
letting Snitch counter with a right hand.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Snitch counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Lee misses with a takedown
and Snitch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snitch moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Sugar Lee has been cut.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Snitch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Snitch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lee goes for a double leg but Snitch avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Snitch continues to drive forward.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Snitch counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Snitch rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snitch turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Snitch manages to end up in side control.
Lee tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snitch content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snitch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sugar Lee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lee fails with the takedown.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Snitch sprawls well.
Snitch swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Snitch. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sugar Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Snitch shows good takedown defense.
Snitch lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
Snitch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Snitch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snitch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Snitch wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Snitch fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lee to the ground. Snitch is now in Lee's guard.
Snitch passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitch's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lee looks to move to half guard but instead Snitch has passed into mount! Damn!
Snitch sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Snitch has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Snitch is continuing to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
More stalling from Snitch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snitch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sugar Lee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Snitch moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Snitch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Snitch misses with a straight right.
Snitch doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Snitch as he avoids it easily.
And Snitch tries to counter it with a takedown but Lee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Snitch shows good takedown defense.
Lee looks for a takedown but Snitch sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sugar Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Snitch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snitch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
Snitch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sugar Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snitch drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snitch just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitch with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Snitch.
Sugar Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Snitch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jon Snitch has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jab, jab by Snitch - just one landing.
Lee misses with a takedown
and Snitch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snitch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Snitch lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Snitch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Snitch sprawls well. Snitch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snitch lands an overhand right.
Snitch scores with a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Snitch.
Snitch closes the distance and clinches.
Snitch stops a takedown attempt from Lee.
Snitch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Snitch prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snitch avoiding damage.
Lee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Snitch has picked Lee up - he's going for a ride! Snitch dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lee is looking to get back to is feet but Snitch passes into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face as Snitch controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Snitch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snitch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Snitch!
Jon Snitch seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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