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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Schulte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark has chosen Lamb of God- One Gun as his entrance music. Brian Schulte could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Clark's chin.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Schulte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Clark!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark throws a lazy uppercut
and Schulte counters with a straight right hand.
Clark misses with a hook.
Schulte misses with a body shot.
Joe Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Schulte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clark scores with a hook.
Clark throws an overhand right that lands on Schulte's shoulder, as Schulte tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schulte thuds a left hand into Clark's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark throws a jab when Schulte was well out of range.
Schulte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schulte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clark misses with a right hand
and Clark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schulte throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clark's waist but Clark gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schulte off to one side.
Clark moves into the clinch.
Schulte prevents Clark from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark pushes Schulte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Schulte lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Clark wants to get back to his feet.
Schulte content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Schulte has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Schulte not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte thows a huge punch but Clark dodges it nicely.
Clark regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Schulte.
Schulte engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brian Schulte.
Schulte connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clark's hands.
It looks like Joe Clark has been cut.
Schulte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Schulte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Clark is looking to clinch but Schulte is avoiding it.
Schulte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Schulte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schulte is looking to wear down Clark with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Schulte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Schulte misses with a body shot.
Schulte tries for a takedown but Clark sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark lands a jab to Schulte's midsection.
Clark lands a jab to the head.
Schulte looking to score a takedown here. Clark is defending well but Schulte drives through and ends up in Clark's guard.
Schulte tries to free his leg and advance position but Clark is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schulte accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulte not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Clark pulls Schulte in to control the position.
Schulte showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joe Clark wasn't active enough on the ground.
Schulte slips under a jab.
Schulte connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clark might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schulte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clark takes a swing at Schulte's ribcage but misses.
Clark doesn't manage to clinch there - Schulte circles away.
Clark wants to clinch up but Schulte keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Schulte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Clark's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clark takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clark cracks Schulte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schulte.
The fighters circle momentarily. Schulte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Schulte takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
Clark tries to clinch but Schulte moves out of range.
Schulte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schulte avoids the body shot from Clark.
A slow jab from Clark misses its intended target.
Schulte throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Schulte throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Schulte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clark misses with a hook.
Schulte slips under a jab.
Clark looks to land a right hand but Schulte moved out of range.
Schulte shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark has hold of Schulte's hands but Schulte slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Schulte content to control rather than advance.
Schulte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schulte misses with a head shot. Clark uses the momentum to regain guard.
Schulte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Schulte is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Schulte wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
Schulte seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Schulte trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brian Schulte has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Clark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schulte.
Schulte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
Schulte thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Clark misses its intended target.
Clark checks a leg kick.
Schulte misses the shot to the body.
Clark stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clark wants it to stay on the feet.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schulte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schulte tries to work over Clark's front leg with a kick but Clark checks it.
Clark throws out a loose jab but Schulte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark misses with a hook. Schulte ducked under it nicely.
Clark misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schulte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clark changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Clark scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch but Schulte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schulte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
Schulte throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Clark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schulte cracks Clark with a good jab.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clark slips a jab from Schulte.
Schulte just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark blocks a jab.
Clark tries to clinch up but Schulte circles away and keeps his distance.
Clark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Schulte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Clark's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Clark tries to clinch but Schulte is having none of it.
Clark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schulte throws a looping overhand right but Clark ducks down to avoid it.
Schulte looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Clark as Schulte shoots in.
Clark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clark takes the fight into the clinch.
Clark has had enough of the clinch but Schulte keeps him there for the moment.
Schulte blocks an uppercut.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Schulte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schulte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clark lands a left hand.
Schulte tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Schulte back against the cage.
Clark stops a takedown attempt from Schulte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schulte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schulte throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Schulte lands a hook that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Clark misses with a body punch.
Schulte is stalling here.
Schulte throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Schulte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clark goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schulte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Schulte lands a body punch.
Clark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schulte working aggressively here.
Schulte lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schulte has clasped his hands together around Clark's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Schulte working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Schulte tries to score with some ground and pound. Clark controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Joe Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte scoring with punches from side control.
Schulte goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Clark rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Schulte's guard! Nice work there by Clark!
Clark won't allow Schulte to sweep him here.
Schulte had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clark defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Schulte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clark stopping the sweep attempt from Schulte.
Schulte has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Schulte is looking for a triangle but Clark pushes his legs off easily.
Schulte has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Schulte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulte wants to control but Clark passes easily into half guard.
Schulte tries to roll over but Clark keeps him under control.
Clark wants to stand but Schulte has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Schulte wants to get back to full guard.
Schulte is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark is trying to work for a kimura but Schulte is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Schulte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schulte has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Schulte!
Brian Schulte made sure to mention his sponsor, Firebird Designs in his post fight interview.
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