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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Max Schneider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Obomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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152 lbs
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153 lbs
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Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Schneider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Obomba!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obomba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schneider.
Obomba tries to clinch but Schneider is having none of it.
Schneider avoids the body shot from Obomba.
Obomba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Obomba misses with a wild combination.
Schneider dodges the punch combination from Obomba.
Obomba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Obomba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obomba avoids the head kick by Schneider.
Obomba throws a series of punches but Schneider avoids them all with ease.
Obomba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Obomba throws a series of punches but Schneider avoids them all with ease.
Nice body punch from Obomba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obomba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schneider keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schneider. Obomba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obomba moves in looking to clinch but Schneider pushes him off.
Schneider cracks the inside of Obomba's front leg.
Obomba tries to bum rush Schneider with a series of wild strikes but Schneider uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schneider swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Obomba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obomba throws a jab but it's blocked by Schneider.
Schneider swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Obomba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schneider moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Obomba misses with a double jab
and Schneider counters with a nice uppercut.
Barry Obomba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obomba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obomba wants to clinch but Schneider slips to the side
and Schneider counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Obomba throws a series of punches but Schneider avoids them all with ease.
Schneider ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Obomba looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schneider goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A jab from Schneider finds it's way through Obomba's defenses.
Schneider looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Obomba is fending him off so far but Schneider persists. Nope, Obomba circles away and we're back to standing.
Schneider tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obomba was well out of range. Poor timing from Schneider.
Schneider closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Schneider controlling the action here.
Schneider prevents Obomba from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obomba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schneider is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Obomba is pressing down on Schneider's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Obomba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schneider looking to sit in guard and control but Obomba gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Obomba is looking to work some ground and pound but Schneider has wrist control.
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.
Schneider is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Obomba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schneider looking to hit a scissor sweep but Obomba is one step ahead there.
Obomba throwing strikes but missing.
Schneider wants to stand but Obomba is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Obomba lands a jab to Schneider's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Schneider dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
No luck for Schneider with that takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Schneider throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obomba misses with a combination
and Schneider counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Obomba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Schneider counters with a left to the body.
Schneider tries to clinch but Obomba is having none of it.
Schneider pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Obomba tries to work over Schneider's front leg with a kick but Schneider checks it.
Obomba misses with the combination.
Schneider takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obomba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schneider counters with a two punch combo.
Schneider avoids the body shot from Obomba.
Obomba misses with a double jab.
Obomba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Obomba tries to close the distance and clinch but Schneider swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schneider tries to clinch but Obomba moves away
and Obomba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Obomba wants to slow Schneider down by chopping away at his legs.
Schneider is looking to wear down Obomba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Obomba throws a combination that misses
and Schneider counters with a straight right hand.
Obomba throws a combination that misses
and Schneider connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schneider moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schneider throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schneider pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Obomba tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Schneider just stands there and leans against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Schneider throws an elbow but misses.
Schneider has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Obomba clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Obomba is keeping busy.
Obomba trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Obomba rolls, trying to escape but Schneider keeps control of the position.
Obomba turns into Schneider and is now in his 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!
Obomba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schneider works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schneider manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Obomba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schneider dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obomba tries to lock up and control but Schneider gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Schneider landing shots from mount.
Schneider raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obomba is in a horrible position here. Schneider smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Obomba keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Obomba takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Obomba tries to hold on but Schneider postures up.
Obomba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schneider wants to control the pace but Obomba is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schneider lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Obomba hang on?
Schneider with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Schneider.
Schneider looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Schneider landing strikes, looking to finish!
Obomba is desperately trying to improve his position but Schneider has a good base and remains in mount.
Obomba is breathing heavily.
Schneider putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Obomba gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obomba trying to control here.
Obomba is concentrating on defense, preventing Schneider from advancing position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schneider looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Obomba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Schneider tries to pass to full mount but Obomba defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Schneider dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Schneider swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Obomba.
Obomba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Obomba swings for the body but Schneider moves out of range.
Schneider circles away from the clinch attempt
and Schneider counters with a two punch combo.
Schneider lands a glancing blow to the side of Obomba's head.
Obomba wants to slow Schneider down by chopping away at his legs.
Schneider tries to clinch there but Obomba circles away.
Schneider scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Schneider trying to control the action but Obomba is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obomba takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Schneider fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obomba struggling a bit here.
Obomba regains half guard.
Obomba is looking to improve his position.
Obomba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obomba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Schneider.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Schneider trying to control the pace.
Schneider looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Obomba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Schneider in particular looking to stall.
Schneider seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Obomba for as long as he can get away with.
Obomba trying to control here.
Schneider is trying to control. Obomba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Schneider controlling the action here.
Obomba punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Schneider is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Obomba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Schneider slips a nice elbow through Obomba's hands, connecting with Obomba's forehead.
Schneider wants to control but Obomba is keeping him busy.
Schneider is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obomba can do to turn this around?
Schneider content to control rather than advance.
Barry Obomba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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 stands the fighters back up. Max Schneider just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Obomba misses with a kick to the body
and Schneider counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Schneider controlling the action here.
Max Schneider overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schneider is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Obomba trying to hold on to Schneider's head to control him but Schneider postures up.
Obomba is trying to get back to full guard.
Schneider seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Obomba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Schneider slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obomba wants to improve his position but Schneider is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Schneider showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schneider has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight for Max Schneider!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Max Schneider!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Max Schneider!
Max Schneider wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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