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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between joe white (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Schnitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
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153 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, joe white!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Schnitz!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from white.
Schnitz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Schnitz wants to free his trapped foot but white is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Schnitz seems to be working for a kimura but white defends the submission attempt.
white is looking to escape.
white makes his way to full guard. A much better position for white.
Schnitz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Schnitz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
white will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
white controls Schnitz momentarily but Schnitz frees himself.
white looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnitz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Schnitz won't allow white to sweep him here.
Schnitz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Schnitz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Schnitz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
white trying to keep a closed guard but Schnitz is proving a slippery customer.
Schnitz content to stall in guard here.
white is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
white keeping moving, preventing Schnitz from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
white controls Schnitz momentarily but Schnitz frees himself.
Schnitz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and white dives on top into guard.
white trying to control the position from guard on top but Schnitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Schnitz controlling the position.
white looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
white shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Schnitz counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Schnitz wants to lay and pray for a moment but white keeps working.
Schnitz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. white knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schnitz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Schnitz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Schnitz working away.
white manages to work his way to half guard, despite Schnitz's best efforts.
Schnitz not doing much here.
Schnitz is looking for a kimura but white is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Schnitz to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schnitz wants to work for an arm triangle but white is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Schnitz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and white defends it well.
Schnitz looks gassed!
Schnitz works his way into full mount!
white really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schnitz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Schnitz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Schnitz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but white is surviving well by controlling Schnitz's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Schnitz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
white misses with a takedown attempt
and Schnitz counters with a single leg into guard. white didn't expect that.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now white is on top in guard.
Schnitz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. white is aware though and is defending well.
white wants to get up but he can't break Schnitz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
white postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Schnitz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
white is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
white tries to free his leg and advance position but Schnitz is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Schnitz holds on and takes a little breather.
white has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnitz keeping moving, preventing white from controlling successfully.
Schnitz is trying to keep white in close.
Schnitz keeping moving, preventing white from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Schnitz scores with a takedown into white's guard.
white lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Schnitz!
white thowing shots but they're missing.
Schnitz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schnitz tries to hold on but white pushes him away.
Schnitz is desperately trying to improve his position but white has a good base and remains in mount.
Schnitz is breathing heavily.
Schnitz tries to hold on but white pushes him away.
white looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Schnitz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Schnitz blocking the ground and pound.
white with good strikes from the mount here!
Schnitz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schnitz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as white tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
white avoids the attempt from Schnitz to control.
Schnitz can't escape the position.
Schnitz wants to hold on but white pushes him away.
white with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by white.
Schnitz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schnitz wants to control but white is having none of it.
Schnitz is in all sorts of trouble here.
white controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
white wants to control the pace but Schnitz is squirming around nicely.
white has control of Schnitz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Schnitz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
white wants to control the pace but Schnitz is squirming around nicely.
Schnitz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Schnitz is squirming around, avoiding white's attempts to control the action.
Schnitz is trying desperately to improve position.
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 joe white will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
white throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Schnitz tries for a takedown but white circles away easily
and white counters with a left and a right that stings Schnitz.
Schnitz swats away the attempt to clinch by white.
Schnitz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and white counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
white trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schnitz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
white stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schnitz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
white throwing strikes from guard but Schnitz blocks nicely.
Schnitz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schnitz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
white stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schnitz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnitz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
white trying to control the position from guard on top but Schnitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Schnitz seems keen to control white's posture.
We're going to have a standup here because joe white wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
white changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Schnitz tries to avoid it but white manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Schnitz to the ground. Schnitz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
white gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
white stalling in the clinch.
white's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
white scores with a head kick.
Schnitz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. white looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Schnitz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. white knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
white is looking to regain half guard here but Schnitz keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
white tries to escape but Schnitz is in control.
white is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
white wants to get back to his feet but Schnitz drags him back down.
Schnitz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Schnitz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
white manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bob Schnitz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schnitz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schnitz is holding on to half guard well.
white is thwarting Schnitz's attempts to control the position.
white not doing much here.
Schnitz tries to roll over but white keeps him under control.
white throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Schnitz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
white wants to control from the top but Schnitz keeps moving.
Schnitz being controlled here, momentarily.
We're going to have a standup here because joe white wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Schnitz with a lazy takedown attempt
and white counters by moving into the clinch.
joe white has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Schnitz.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
white jumps into guard, dragging Schnitz to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
white keeping moving, preventing Schnitz from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
joe white showed his dominance in that final round.
I think white 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... joe white!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
56% |
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