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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giannis Mahitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Schmierer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giannis Mahitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Schmierer!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmierer stuns Mahitis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mahitis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Schmierer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Schmierer misses.
Schmierer catches Mahitis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Schmierer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mahitis tries to clinch but Schmierer is having none of it.
Mahitis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schmierer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Schmierer lands the left hand.
Mahitis lands a high kick!
Adam Schmierer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmierer misses with a double jab.
Mahitis throws a sloppy head kick and Schmierer moves out of range easily.
Schmierer scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmierer scores with a sloppy right hand. Mahitis should have avoided that one.
Schmierer blocks a head kick by Mahitis.
Schmierer scores with the left hand. Mahitis knows he should have avoided that one.
Schmierer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mahitis shoots in looking for a takedown. Schmierer tries to sprawl out of it but Mahitis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Schmierer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahitis throws a head kick that misses.
Schmierer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mahitis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schmierer as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giannis Mahitis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Schmierer does it's job there.
Schmierer lands a jab-cross combination.
Mahitis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schmierer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mahitis is breathing heavily.
Schmierer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Schmierer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Schmierer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mahitis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schmierer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Schmierer connects with a nice looking jab.
Mahitis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Schmierer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Schmierer.
Schmierer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mahitis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Schmierer throws a series of punches but Mahitis moves out of range.
Schmierer leaves Mahitis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Schmierer lunges at Mahitis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mahitis's hand.
Schmierer throws a series of punches but Mahitis moves out of range.
Schmierer closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mahitis quickly recovers to half guard.
Schmierer is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Schmierer stands up out of the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmierer lands an overhand right.
Schmierer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Schmierer connects with a right hand. Mahitis shakes it off.
Schmierer 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.
Schmierer throws a series of punches but Mahitis avoids them all with ease.
Schmierer misses with a series of wild punches.
Schmierer misses with a double jab
and Mahitis counters with a head kick. That will keep Schmierer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Schmierer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mahitis doesn't manage to clinch there - Schmierer circles away.
Schmierer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Schmierer duly obliges.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Schmierer!
Mahitis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schmierer throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Schmierer. Beautiful body shot.
Schmierer throws a right hand that Mahitis ducks under and follows up with a left that Mahitis also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahitis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Schmierer swivels and escapes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Mahitis. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Schmierer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schmierer throws a one two combo.
Schmierer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mahitis back to the cage. Schmierer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Schmierer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schmierer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Schmierer.
Schmierer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schmierer feints a jab promting Mahitis to slip. Schmierer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mahitis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Schmierer looks to land a combination but Mahitis avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahitis walks into a stiff left hand from Schmierer.
Mahitis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Schmierer 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.
Mahitis ducks right into an uppercut from Schmierer.
Schmierer with a nice cross.
Schmierer swinging wildly here.
Schmierer misses with the combination.
Schmierer is working the combinations to good effect here.
Schmierer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schmierer looks to land a left hand but Mahitis moved out of range nicely.
Mahitis has a takedown stuffed.
Schmierer connects with the punch.
Schmierer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mahitis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Schmierer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mahitis fails with a takedown attempt.
Schmierer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Mahitis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schmierer is breathing heavily.
Mahitis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Schmierer swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giannis Mahitis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mahitis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Schmierer sprawls well. Schmierer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mahitis gets slowly back to his feet.
Schmierer dips to his left and cracks Mahitis with an uppercut!
Schmierer moves out of range of the strikes.
Schmierer lands a two punch combo.
Mahitis misses with a takedown attempt
letting Schmierer counter with a right hand.
Schmierer with a jab.
Mahitis needs to keep his hands up - Schmierer had a free shot at his head there.
Schmierer lands a jab to Mahitis's midsection.
Mahitis takes a swing at Schmierer's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmierer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mahitis slips a jab and a cross from Schmierer.
Schmierer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahitis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Giannis Mahitis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schmierer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Danga de danga de dang - Schmierer scores with a four punch combination!
Schmierer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Schmierer.
No joy there for Schmierer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schmierer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Schmierer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mahitis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schmierer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahitis.
Schmierer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mahitis.
Schmierer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schmierer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mahitis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Schmierer does no damage.
Mahitis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Schmierer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schmierer looking to score a takedown here. Mahitis is defending well but Schmierer drives through and ends up in Mahitis's guard.
Schmierer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schmierer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mahitis controls Schmierer momentarily but Schmierer frees himself.
Mahitis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schmierer is one step ahead there.
Schmierer gets to his feet - Mahitis follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahitis tries to clinch up
and Schmierer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schmierer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Schmierer throws a series of punches but Mahitis avoids them all with ease.
Schmierer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mahitis is fending him off so far but Schmierer persists. Nope, Mahitis circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab from Schmierer.
Mahitis looks to land a body kick but Schmierer moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahitis shoots in but Schmierer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Schmierer stuffs the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Schmierer.
Schmierer scores with a jab. Mahitis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Schmierer lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Schmierer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Mahitis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mahitis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Schmierer scores with a nice right hand.
Schmierer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mahitis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Schmierer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mahitis slips a jab and a cross from Schmierer.
The fighters circling - Schmierer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Schmierer does it's job there.
Schmierer throws a series of punches but Mahitis avoids them all with ease.
Mahitis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schmierer misses with a two punch combination.
Schmierer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Schmierer misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahitis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Schmierer counters with a two punch combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mahitis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giannis Mahitis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schmierer lands with a nice combination. Mahitis backs away looking to recover.
Schmierer throws a combination that misses
and Mahitis counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Schmierer. No joy for Mahitis on that attempt.
Mahitis throws a series of punches but Schmierer avoids them all with ease.
Schmierer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mahitis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schmierer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Schmierer duly obliges.
Mahitis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schmierer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mahitis works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmierer stands and steps away. Mahitis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mahitis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schmierer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Schmierer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Schmierer.
Mahitis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Schmierer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mahitis scrambles back to his feet.
Schmierer lands with a nice combination. Mahitis backs away looking to recover.
Mahitis wants to clinch up but Schmierer keeps it at a distance.
Schmierer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Schmierer scores with a one two! Mahitis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mahitis staying out of range there.
Schmierer fails to land with a series of punches.
Mahitis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmierer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mahitis.
Schmierer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Schmierer stuns Mahitis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schmierer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schmierer throws a series of punches but Mahitis avoids them all with ease.
Mahitis is looking to clinch but Schmierer is avoiding it.
Schmierer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mahitis looks to land a combination but Schmierer avoids it well.
Schmierer misses with a two punch combination.
Schmierer lands with a straight right. Mahitis didn't see that one coming.
Schmierer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mahitis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmierer jabs Mahitis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schmierer lands a jab-cross combination.
Schmierer misses with the combination.
Mahitis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schmierer's waist but Schmierer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mahitis off to one side.
Schmierer lands a right hook to the body.
Mahitis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Schmierer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmierer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahitis moves away.
Mahitis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schmierer as he avoids it easily.
Giannis Mahitis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam Schmierer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mahitis tries to bum rush Schmierer with a series of wild strikes but Schmierer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Schmierer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schmierer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Schmierer!
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