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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Schultz (ranked 3177 p4p, 1945 weight class) and Davey Hilton Jr (ranked 311 p4p, 205 weight class). Mike Schultz had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Davey Hilton Jr!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilton Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Schultz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Hilton Jr misses.
Hilton Jr forces Schultz back against the cage and clinches.
Hilton Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Schultz blocks with his arms.
Hilton Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schultz avoids it.
Hilton Jr lands a knee to the body.
Hilton Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schultz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hilton Jr struggling a bit here.
Schultz trying to control the position but Hilton Jr is working away.
Schultz working away.
Hilton Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Schultz is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hilton Jr's shoulder. That is not cool.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hilton Jr tries to buck Schultz off but Schultz is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz working away.
Schultz wants to control but Hilton Jr is keeping him busy.
Schultz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Schultz trying to control the position but Hilton Jr is working away.
Schultz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hilton Jr tries to buck Schultz off but Schultz is having none of it.
Hilton Jr takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hilton Jr is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Schultz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sloppy strikes there by Schultz.
You can see the frustration on Hilton Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Schultz wants to control but Hilton Jr is keeping him busy.
Hilton Jr is trying to control Schultz's posture but Schultz avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hilton Jr is not content to let Schultz control the position.
Hilton Jr tries to buck Schultz off but Schultz is having none of it.
Schultz working the ground and pound.
Schultz landing a few strikes.
Schultz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Schultz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Schultz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
You can see the frustration on Hilton Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Schultz tries for a kimura but Hilton Jr is defending well.
Hilton Jr is trying to improve his position.
Hilton Jr keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schultz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hilton Jr keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Hilton Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Schultz controlling the position from side mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Schultz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Schultz working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hilton Jr takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hilton Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Schultz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Schultz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Schultz 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.
Schultz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hilton Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
Hilton Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schultz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Schultz wants to pass to mount but Hilton Jr is defending the position.
Schultz working Hilton Jr over with strikes.
Hilton Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Schultz sits in half guard.
Schultz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilton Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hilton Jr trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Schultz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hilton Jr's head.
Schultz slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schultz throwing shots but Hilton Jr is blocking nicely.
Schultz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hilton Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hilton Jr working for a triangle but Schultz defends it easily.
Schultz looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Schultz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hilton Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Schultz has managed to get both his arms back between Hilton Jr's legs - danger averted.
Schultz controlling from the top position.
Hilton Jr looking for subs off his back but Schultz has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hilton Jr is looking for a sweep. Schultz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schultz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mike Schultz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz prevents Hilton Jr from improving his position.
Schultz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Schultz connects with a nice short shot to Hilton Jr's temple.
Schultz is trying to control. Hilton Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hilton Jr is looking to improve his position.
Hilton Jr has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Tappelukerho. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Schultz is keen to just control but Hilton Jr is a slippery customer.
Hilton Jr controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Schultz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schultz trying to control from Hilton Jr's half guard. Hilton Jr has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hilton Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Hilton Jr, not yet.
Hilton Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Schultz is aware though and is defending well.
Schultz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Schultz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Schultz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hilton Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Schultz is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Schultz 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!
Schultz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Schultz lands a nice forearm strike.
Schultz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hilton Jr is being controlled here.
Schultz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Schultz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hilton Jr keeps working.
Schultz in side control, throwing shots but Hilton Jr defends.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
You can see the frustration on Hilton Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton Jr is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Schultz is staying active.
Schultz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hilton Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Schultz is looking to take a break and control but Hilton Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schultz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Schultz moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hilton Jr regains half guard there - taking advantage of Schultz's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
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.
Schultz thows a huge punch but Hilton Jr dodges it nicely.
Hilton Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Schultz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hilton Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hilton Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Schultz is trying to control the action in half guard but Hilton Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Schultz prevents Hilton Jr from improving his position.
Schultz is looking for a kimura here.
Hilton Jr is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton Jr tries to get to full guard but Schultz has control of the leg.
Schultz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Schultz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Well, if Schultz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Schultz wants to pass the guard but Hilton Jr is defending well.
Davey Hilton Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schultz throwing shots but Hilton Jr is blocking nicely.
Hilton Jr actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Schultz lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilton Jr trying to control but Schultz postures up.
Schultz controlling the action here.
Schultz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schultz content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schultz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hilton Jr tries to get to full guard but Schultz has control of the leg.
Schultz is controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Schultz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schultz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Schultz!
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