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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Schneider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
28 - 8 - 0 |
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28
161 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Schneider!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schneider tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bourque misses with a body punch
and Schneider counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Schneider lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Schneider missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schneider throwing shots but Bourque is blocking nicely.
Schneider throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schneider missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schneider throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bourque gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Schneider from controlling successfully.
Schneider looking to sit in guard and control but Bourque gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Schneider wants to sweep but no luck.
Bourque works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bourque wants to stand but Schneider has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Schneider is looking for a sweep. Bourque is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schneider gets full guard.
Schneider lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bourque!
Bourque wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Schneider.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque wants to hold on but Schneider pushes him away.
Bourque really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schneider looking to ground and pound but Bourque is blocking nicely.
Schneider connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Schneider has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schneider takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Schneider punching from mount but Bourque doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque is working to get back to half guard.
Schneider punishing his opponent with strikes.
Schneider misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Schneider lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Paul Bourque has been cut.
Schneider connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Schneider looking to control and managing it successfully.
Schneider unloads with some shots from mount but Bourque bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schneider throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Schneider throws some wild stikes that Bourque manages to avoid easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Schneider there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bourque is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Schneider misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Schneider throws some wild stikes that Bourque manages to avoid easily.
Schneider scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schneider putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Paul Bourque's cut is getting worse.
Bourque is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Schneider dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Bourque's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Schneider is looking to clinch but Bourque is avoiding it.
No joy there for Bourque, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schneider fails with a takedown attempt.
Schneider shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schneider scores a takedown into full mount!
Schneider throws a sloppy strike and Bourque uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Bourque has ended up in Schneider's guard.
Bourque has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque tries to stand but Schneider is controlling from the bottom.
Schneider wants to sweep but no luck.
Bourque will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bourque pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schneider is keeping the position for now.
Bourque gets to his feet. Schneider looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bourque displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schneider.
Paul Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Schneider.
Bourque throws out a loose jab but Schneider uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schneider shoots in but no luck this time.
A swing and a miss from Bourque.
Schneider will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schneider doesn't manage to clinch there - Bourque circles away.
Bourque misses with a wild body shot.
Bourque lands the left hand.
Schneider shoots for a double leg takedown but Bourque sprawls well. He's pushed Schneider's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bourque connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bourque sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Schneider somewhat.
Schneider shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bourque but Bourque pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Schneider tries to clinch but Bourque moves out of range.
Schneider defending well as Bourque loads up on a big left hand.
Schneider tries to close the distance and clinch but Bourque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paul Bourque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Bourque lands an impressive looking overhand right. Schneider doesn't seem phased though.
Bourque stuffs the takedown attempt from Schneider. Schneider gets slowly back to his feet.
Schneider darts in trying to clinch
and Bourque counters with a nice uppercut.
Bourque swings widly with a right hand
and Schneider counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Schneider.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schneider postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schneider is looking to work some ground and pound but Bourque has wrist control.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Schneider from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Max Schneider will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Paul Bourque's cut.
That's time! Bourque's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Schneider tries to clinch there but Bourque circles away.
Schneider tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schneider.
Schneider will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schneider shoots in looking for a takedown but Bourque manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schneider's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Paul Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Schneider.
Bourque will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schneider closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque is not content to let Schneider control the position.
Bourque is trying to maintain the position but Schneider is very close to passing his half guard.
Bourque tries to roll over but Schneider keeps him under control.
Schneider missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paul Bourque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schneider is looking to stall here but Bourque recovers full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schneider accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schneider is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Schneider wants to control from the top but Bourque keeps moving.
Schneider landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider throws a big elbow that misses.
Max Schneider has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bourque can't keep his opponent in guard - Schneider advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Schneider missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schneider trying to control the action but Bourque is working from the bottom.
Bourque wants to control but Schneider is keeping busy.
Schneider missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schneider is trying to control. Bourque wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bourque is looking for a sweep. Schneider is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schneider slips a nice elbow through Bourque's hands, connecting with Bourque's forehead.
Schneider is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bourque keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bourque tries to roll over but Schneider keeps him under control.
Schneider slips a nice elbow through Bourque's hands, connecting with Bourque's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Schneider comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Schneider winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Schneider!
Post fight, Max Schneider took to the microphone: 'I'd just like to thank Blitz Rio, they run a great org. I'd also like to say, Jacky Chan is a bitch. '.
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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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