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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Blessed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Snorodecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blessed's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alive - P.O.D. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 cm
26
153 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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173 cm
24
154 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Blessed! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Snorodecki! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blessed throws a right hand that Snorodecki ducks under and follows up with a left that Snorodecki also avoids with ease. Blessed throws out a loose jab but Snorodecki uses good head movement to avoid it. Snorodecki lands with a nice body kick. Snorodecki is looking to clinch. Snorodecki wants to clinch. Snorodecki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Snorodecki lands a leg kick that knocks Blessed off balance momentarily. Snorodecki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blessed manages to avoid it. Snorodecki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snorodecki misses with a few strikes there.
Blessed looks to land a left hand but Snorodecki moved out of range nicely. Danga de danga de dang - Snorodecki scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Brian Blessed has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Snorodecki takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round. Snorodecki digs a good body shot into Blessed's ribs. Blessed lands a jab. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Snorodecki, as that shot connected.
Blessed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A punch combination from Snorodecki misses. Snorodecki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blessed. That did some damage! Blessed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snorodecki sees it coming and avoids it easily. Snorodecki fails in his attempt to clinch. Snorodecki avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Snorodecki slips a straight right by Blessed. Blessed misses with a right hand and Snorodecki counters by clinching up. Snorodecki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Snorodecki ducks under a wild hook from Blessed. Blessed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snorodecki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Snorodecki swings for the body but Blessed moves out of range.
Snorodecki getting the better of the striking in that exchange. This has been an exciting period of action! Snorodecki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Snorodecki looks to land a right hand but Blessed moved out of range. Snorodecki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blessed. Snorodecki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blessed throws out the jab. A big right from Blessed misses. Snorodecki tests Blessed's chin there with a solid looking shot. Blessed thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Snorodecki is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Snorodecki misses with the combination.
A big right from Blessed misses. Blessed is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Snorodecki takes one on the button. Snorodecki tries a low kick but Blessed avoids it. Blessed stalks Snorodecki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Snorodecki's face. Snorodecki staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Chris Snorodecki has been cut. Blessed swinging wildly here.
Blessed has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Snorodecki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blessed. Snorodecki misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blessed throws a lazy right hand but Snorodecki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Blessed scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Snorodecki.
Blessed takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Blessed misses with a right hand and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Snorodecki throws a right and a left that Blessed avoids nicely. Snorodecki misses with an uppercut. Snorodecki tries to clinch there but Blessed circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Snorodecki dodges the punch combination from Blessed.
A jab from Blessed misses. Blessed misses with a looping left. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Snorodecki dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Blessed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Snorodecki throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Blessed misses with the combination.
Blessed throws the left hand but Snorodecki avoids the punch easily. Snorodecki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Blessed throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Snorodecki connects with a solid leg kick. Snorodecki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blessed backs up against the cage.
Blessed scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Snorodecki forces Blessed back against the cage and clinches. Blessed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Snorodecki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snorodecki tries to clinch but Blessed is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Snorodecki throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Blessed to counter with a crisp jab. Snorodecki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blessed is out of range. Blessed lands with an overhand left. Blessed misses with a hook
and Snorodecki counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Snorodecki tries to clinch but Blessed is having none of it. Blessed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Snorodecki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Snorodecki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blessed moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Blessed on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Blessed misses the jab. Snorodecki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blessed is out of range. Blessed throws an overhand right that lands on Snorodecki's shoulder, as Snorodecki tries to avoid the shot. Snorodecki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blessed. Snorodecki moves away from the strike by Blessed.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Snorodecki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A decent looking cross lands there for Snorodecki. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Snorodecki closes the distance and clinches. Snorodecki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Chris Snorodecki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Blessed avoids a kick to the body.
Snorodecki tries to clinch there but Blessed circles away.
Snorodecki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. A combination from Blessed does no damage. Blessed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snorodecki. Snorodecki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blessed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Snorodecki misses the jab. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Snorodecki.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Snorodecki tries to close the distance and clinch but Blessed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Snorodecki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Snorodecki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Blessed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Snorodecki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A swing and a miss from Blessed. Blessed throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Snorodecki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Snorodecki slips under a jab from Blessed. Snorodecki slips under a jab from Blessed. Blessed scores with a hook. Snorodecki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Blessed throws a hook but Snorodecki blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blessed takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Snorodecki misses with a wild combination.
Snorodecki defending well as Blessed loads up on a big left hand. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Blessed stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Blessed looks to land a right hand but Snorodecki moved out of range. Blessed ducks right into an uppercut from Snorodecki. Snorodecki moves out of range as Blessed strikes. Snorodecki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Blessed missing with a left hand there. Snorodecki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Snorodecki lands a leg kick that knocks Blessed off balance momentarily. Snorodecki thows a body shot but no joy. Snorodecki moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Snorodecki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Blessed looks to land a left hand but Snorodecki moved out of range nicely. Snorodecki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Chris Snorodecki seems to be getting the better of the standup. Snorodecki tries to clinch up. Nice straight punches there by Blessed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blessed. Snorodecki just misses with a punch to the body.
Blessed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Snorodecki blocks a jab. Blessed throws a poor cross that misses
and Snorodecki counters by clinching up. Snorodecki scores with a knee to the head.
Blessed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Snorodecki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blessed's efforts to push away. Blessed wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round. Snorodecki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Blessed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Snorodecki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blessed paws at him with a jab and circles away. Blessed cracks Snorodecki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Snorodecki closes the distance and pushes Blessed back into the cage. Blessed controlling the action here for a moment.
Blessed tries to break the clinch but Snorodecki is controlling the position. Snorodecki landing knees to the head.
Snorodecki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blessed blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Snorodecki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blessed.
Snorodecki leaning his opponent against the cage. Snorodecki breaks from the clinch.
Chris Snorodecki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Blessed loads up on a big right hand but Snorodecki slips the punch. Blessed throws a looping overhand right but Snorodecki ducks down to avoid it. Blessed lands a jab to the nose. Blessed avoids the body shot from Snorodecki.
Blessed looks to throw the jab but Snorodecki is out of range. Snorodecki wants to clinch. The fighters circle momentarily. Snorodecki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Snorodecki slips under a jab. Blessed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blessed misses with an uppercut. Snorodecki feints a jab promting Blessed to slip. Snorodecki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blessed slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Brian Blessed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Snorodecki wants to clinch. Snorodecki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Blessed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blessed throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Blessed throws out a loose jab but Snorodecki uses good head movement to avoid it. Snorodecki is looking to clinch but Blessed is avoiding it.
Blessed scores with a hook. Snorodecki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snorodecki lands a head shot. Blessed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snorodecki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Snorodecki thows a body shot but no joy. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Snorodecki fails in his attempt to clinch. Snorodecki blocks a jab. Blessed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight! Chris Snorodecki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Snorodecki 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30 Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30 Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Snorodecki! Chris Snorodecki very nearly forgot to thank Hell's Balls Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
65% |
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