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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reiska Rakennusmies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Schmidt 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Rakennusmies!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakennusmies moves out of range as Schmidt strikes.
Schmidt looks to land a right hand but Rakennusmies moved out of range.
Rakennusmies misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmidt.
Schmidt ducks under a wild hook from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schmidt misses with a looping left.
Rakennusmies avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schmidt misses with the combination.
Rakennusmies avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schmidt misses with a wild combination.
Rakennusmies shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Schmidt wants to sweep but no luck.
Rakennusmies pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schmidt is keeping the position for now.
Rakennusmies preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rakennusmies content to stall in guard here.
Rakennusmies stopping the sweep attempt from Schmidt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakennusmies has gone for a leg lock! Schmidt slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rakennusmies's guard.
Rakennusmies keeping moving, preventing Schmidt from controlling successfully.
Rakennusmies wants to sweep but no luck.
Rakennusmies is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Schmidt is aware though and is defending well.
Schmidt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rakennusmies swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schmidt preventing the sweep.
Rakennusmies keeping full guard, as Schmidt tries to pass.
Rakennusmies is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schmidt passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Schmidt works to advance to full mount. Rakennusmies defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt trying to control but Rakennusmies is having none of it.
Schmidt is really struggling to control Rakennusmies but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Schmidt jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rakennusmies is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rakennusmies and Schmidt has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rakennusmies, who protects the arm well.
Rakennusmies tries to bench press Schmidt off him but Schmidt keeps the position.
Schmidt tries for a kimura but Rakennusmies is defending well.
Rakennusmies sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schmidt wants to pass the guard but Rakennusmies is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakennusmies looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Schmidt seems to be looking for submissions.
Rakennusmies looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Schmidt is working for a kimura but Rakennusmies is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rakennusmies looking for submissions off his back.
Schmidt is looking to take a break and control but Rakennusmies is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rakennusmies is defending against the submission attempts here by Schmidt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakennusmies looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rakennusmies tries to roll over but Schmidt keeps him under control.
Schmidt trying to control the action but Rakennusmies is working from the bottom.
Rakennusmies looking for submissions off his back.
Schmidt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rakennusmies keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rakennusmies wants to improve his position but Schmidt is controlling well.
Rakennusmies trying to control from the bottom.
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 David Schmidt will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schmidt tries to clinch there but Rakennusmies circles away.
Rakennusmies pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Rakennusmies misses the target.
Reiska Rakennusmies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Schmidt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rakennusmies.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rakennusmies, as that shot connected.
Schmidt cracks Rakennusmies with a good jab.
Schmidt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rakennusmies.
Schmidt throws a poor cross that misses
and Rakennusmies counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Rakennusmies.
It looks like David Schmidt has been cut.
Rakennusmies looks to land a left hand but Schmidt moved out of range nicely.
Schmidt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rakennusmies manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt swinging wildly here.
Schmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmidt tries to move into range but Rakennusmies moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rakennusmies avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schmidt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rakennusmies throws a looping overhand right but Schmidt ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rakennusmies moves away.
Schmidt throws a right and a left that Rakennusmies avoids nicely.
Rakennusmies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rakennusmies moves forwards but Schmidt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schmidt tries to clinch but Rakennusmies is having none of it.
Schmidt slaps away a takedown attempt from Rakennusmies, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schmidt throws a series of punches but Rakennusmies avoids them all with ease.
Schmidt misses with a hook.
Reiska Rakennusmies seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rakennusmies looks to throw the jab but Schmidt is out of range.
Schmidt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rakennusmies swats away the attempt to clinch by Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Schmidt.
Rakennusmies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schmidt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
David Schmidt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Schmidt.
Schmidt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schmidt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rakennusmies scores with a jab. Schmidt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Schmidt tries to clinch up.
Rakennusmies misses the shot to the body.
Rakennusmies moves away from the strike by Schmidt.
Schmidt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rakennusmies misses with a hook. Schmidt ducked under it nicely.
Schmidt looks to land a right hand but Rakennusmies moved out of range.
David Schmidt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schmidt throws a hook but Rakennusmies avoids it easily.
Schmidt misses with an uppercut.
Rakennusmies blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rakennusmies avoids the body shot from Schmidt.
Schmidt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rakennusmies moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schmidt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rakennusmies in his tracks.
Schmidt is looking to clinch.
Schmidt missing with a left hand there. Rakennusmies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakennusmies stuns Schmidt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rakennusmies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rakennusmies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schmidt.
Rakennusmies throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schmidt throws a hook to the side of Rakennusmies's head but Rakennusmies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Schmidt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schmidt throws a right hand that Rakennusmies ducks under and follows up with a left that Rakennusmies also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rakennusmies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schmidt misses with a looping left.
Rakennusmies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schmidt.
Schmidt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schmidt misses with a looping right.
Schmidt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schmidt tries to clinch there but Rakennusmies circles away.
Schmidt slips a straight right by Rakennusmies.
Schmidt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rakennusmies throws out the jab.
Rakennusmies misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakennusmies feints and as Schmidt raises his hands in defense, Rakennusmies changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt is trying to keep Rakennusmies in close.
Rakennusmies tries to free his leg and advance position but Schmidt is retaining full guard.
Rakennusmies 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.
Schmidt is trying to keep Rakennusmies in close.
Rakennusmies trying to control the position from guard on top but Schmidt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rakennusmies preventing the sweep.
Schmidt is pulling down on Rakennusmies's head to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. David Schmidt wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rakennusmies feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schmidts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Reiska Rakennusmies will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on David Schmidt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Schmidt moves out of range of the strikes.
Rakennusmies avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schmidt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rakennusmies.
Schmidt tries to bum rush Rakennusmies with a series of wild strikes but Rakennusmies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schmidt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rakennusmies.
Schmidt tries to clinch but Rakennusmies moves out of range.
Schmidt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rakennusmies manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rakennusmies just misses with a punch to the body.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rakennusmies paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Rakennusmies.
Nice defenses there by Rakennusmies.
Schmidt throws a series of strikes that have Rakennusmies backpedaling.
Schmidt is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rakennusmies's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Schmidt doesn't manage to clinch there - Rakennusmies circles away.
Schmidt fails to land with a series of punches.
Schmidt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rakennusmies looks to throw the jab but Schmidt is out of range.
Schmidt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakennusmies lunges at Schmidt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Schmidt's hand.
Schmidt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rakennusmies paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Rakennusmies misses.
Nice uppercut there from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies clobbers Schmidt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good exchange - Schmidt coming out on top.
Schmidt swings for the body but Rakennusmies moves out of range.
Rakennusmies lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schmidt at a distance.
Schmidt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rakennusmies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schmidt manages to avoid it.
Schmidt doesn't manage to clinch there - Rakennusmies circles away.
Schmidt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rakennusmies.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmidt misses with a hook.
Schmidt throws a body punch but Rakennusmies moves out of range.
Schmidt throws a nice looking combination but Rakennusmies bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Schmidt misses with a hook
and Rakennusmies connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rakennusmies with a nice cross.
Schmidt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rakennusmies throws out the jab.
Schmidt moves in looking to clinch but Rakennusmies pushes him off.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Schmidt misses with a hook. Rakennusmies ducked under it nicely.
Rakennusmies is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Schmidt misses with a looping right.
Rakennusmies's corner calls for a 1-2. Rakennusmies obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schmidt takes one to the side of the head.
Rakennusmies with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schmidt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rakennusmies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schmidt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rakennusmies.
Schmidt lands a slapping body shot.
Schmidt misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rakennusmies.
Schmidt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Schmidt throws a hook to the side of Rakennusmies's head but Rakennusmies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rakennusmies lands a jab to Schmidt's midsection.
Rakennusmies misses the jab.
Schmidt takes a swing at Rakennusmies's ribcage but misses.
Rakennusmies cracks Schmidt with a right hand to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Rakennusmies finds it's target.
Rakennusmies jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schmidt slips under a jab.
Rakennusmies scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rakennusmies throws a shot to the body.
Schmidt moves away from the strike by Rakennusmies.
Schmidt throws a shot from downtown. Rakennusmies moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rakennusmies with a nice cross.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rakennusmies paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakennusmies pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schmidt doesn't manage to clinch there - Rakennusmies circles away.
Schmidt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rakennusmies, pushing him back against the cage.
Rakennusmies lands a left hand.
Rakennusmies tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Schmidt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schmidt misses with a knee to the head.
Rakennusmies misses with a punch to the body.
Rakennusmies avoiding damage.
Schmidt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schmidt misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rakennusmies misses with some punches.
Rakennusmies pushes Schmidt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schmidt tries to land a knee to the head but Rakennusmies blocks with his arms.
Schmidt misses with a knee strike.
Schmidt tries a knee to the head but Rakennusmies blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reiska Rakennusmies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rakennusmies has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reiska Rakennusmies!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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