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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Snorodecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
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154 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Isaiah Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Snorodecki!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxwell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Snorodecki misses with a two punch combination.
Snorodecki slaps away a takedown attempt from Maxwell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maxwell misses with a takedown
and Snorodecki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Snorodecki throws a nice looking combination but Maxwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snorodecki misses with a series of wild punches.
Maxwell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Snorodecki is looking to clinch.
Snorodecki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snorodecki.
Snorodecki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Snorodecki misses.
Snorodecki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maxwell.
Maxwell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice jab there from Snorodecki.
Maxwell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maxwell slips a jab and a cross from Snorodecki.
Snorodecki tries to clinch up but Maxwell circles away and keeps his distance.
Snorodecki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chris Snorodecki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Snorodecki lands a head kick. Maxwell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maxwell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maxwell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maxwell shoots in and drives through. Snorodecki sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaiah Maxwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Snorodecki does no damage.
Snorodecki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snorodecki throws a front kick aimed at Maxwell's knee but Maxwell avoids it well.
Snorodecki throws a series of punches but Maxwell avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snorodecki.
Maxwell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Snorodecki tries to avoid it but Maxwell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Snorodecki to the ground. Snorodecki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maxwell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Snorodecki wants to get back to his feet.
Maxwell seems to be looking for submissions.
Maxwell trying to pass the guard but Snorodecki defending well.
Maxwell trying to control the action but Snorodecki is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell uses his free foot to push down on Snorodecki's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Snorodecki.
Snorodecki has given up his back here. Will Maxwell look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Maxwell biding his time, controlling Snorodecki.
Maxwell tightening his grip on Snorodecki, looking for the choke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maxwell trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Isaiah Maxwell will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Snorodecki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Snorodecki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maxwell moves out of range of the strikes.
Chris Snorodecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maxwell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Snorodecki as he avoids it easily.
Snorodecki swings for the body but Maxwell moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Maxwell or perhaps it was just good defense by Snorodecki which made him look bad.
Maxwell shoots for a double leg takedown but Snorodecki sprawls well. He's pushed Maxwell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaiah Maxwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maxwell moves away from the strike by Snorodecki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell fails to land the takedown.
Snorodecki scores with a spinning back kick!
Snorodecki misses with the combination.
Snorodecki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Snorodecki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Snorodecki lands with a hook. Maxwell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Snorodecki stuffs the takedown.
Chris Snorodecki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki misses with a jab to the body
and Maxwell counters with a takedown into side control.
Maxwell trying to control the action but Snorodecki is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maxwell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Maxwell is looking to take a break and control but Snorodecki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Snorodecki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maxwell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Snorodecki is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell scoring with punches and elbows.
Maxwell is looking to take a break and control but Snorodecki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maxwell is really struggling to control Snorodecki but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Maxwell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maxwell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Maxwell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Snorodecki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell advances to full mount.
Snorodecki really wants to buck Maxwell off and get back to his feet.
Maxwell landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maxwell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Snorodecki is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaiah Maxwell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Maxwell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Snorodecki as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Snorodecki. No joy for Maxwell on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Snorodecki as Maxwell shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaiah Maxwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maxwell slips a jab and a cross from Snorodecki.
Snorodecki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maxwell backs up against the cage.
Snorodecki thows a body shot but no joy.
Snorodecki lands a nice hook to Maxwell's body. Maxwell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Snorodecki fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorodecki misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snorodecki. Maxwell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Snorodecki as Maxwell shoots in.
Good work by Maxwell as he checks the leg kick.
Snorodecki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maxwell.
Maxwell misses with a wild body shot.
Maxwell shoots in looking for a takedown. Snorodecki tries to sprawl out of it but Maxwell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Snorodecki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maxwell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki cracks Maxwell with a good jab.
Maxwell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Snorodecki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snorodecki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maxwell manages to avoid it.
Maxwell misses with a hook to the body
and Snorodecki counters with a one-two to the body.
Chris Snorodecki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snorodecki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Snorodecki.
Maxwell shoots in looking for a takedown. Snorodecki tries to sprawl out of it but Maxwell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Snorodecki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Snorodecki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Snorodecki.
Maxwell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maxwell is looking to wear down Snorodecki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sloppy strikes from Snorodecki. Those never looked like landing.
Snorodecki stuffs the takedown attempt from Maxwell. Maxwell gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Snorodecki misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maxwell manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Snorodecki finds it's target.
Snorodecki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Snorodecki misses.
Maxwell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Snorodecki was covering up waiting for the punch and Maxwell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Isaiah Maxwell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maxwell trying to control but Snorodecki is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maxwell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Snorodecki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maxwell 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaiah Maxwell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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