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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herman Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Schulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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278 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herman Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Schulz!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mills blocks a head kick by Schulz.
Schulz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schulz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mills tries to roll over but Schulz keeps him under control.
Schulz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mills moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Schulz wants to pass the guard but Mills is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills wants to sweep but no luck.
Mills will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mills wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Schulz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mills is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulz 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.
Schulz stops Mills from standing up.
Schulz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mills controls Schulz momentarily but Schulz frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Schulz tries to keep at a distance but Mills has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mills jumps guard but Schulz stands there with Mills around his waist. Mills gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Schulz wants to stall.
Mills being controlled against the cage.
Mills prevents Schulz from breaking the clinch.
Mills is pressed up against the cage. Schulz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mills down to the mat. Mills avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Schulz looking for submissions off his back.
Mills is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Schulz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mills.
Mills not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mills thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulz trying to control from the bottom.
Mills is trying to work for a kimura but Schulz is defending well.
Schulz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Schulz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mills not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mills scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mills working over Schulz with some ground and pound. Schulz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Schulz throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mills is working for a kimura but Schulz is defending it quite comfortably.
Mills landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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 Herman Mills will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Schulz takes the fight into the clinch.
Schulz is trying to break free.
Mills has Schulz pressed against the cage, preventing Schulz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schulz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schulz.
Schulz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulz pulls Mills into guard.
Mills lands a couple of digs.
Mills postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mills lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mills throwing strikes but missing.
Mills has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schulz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schulz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schulz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schulz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mills defends it easily.
Schulz trying to control the position.
Mills working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schulz's head.
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.
Mills lands a couple of elbows.
Mills trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schulz wants to sweep here but Mills controlling him for the moment.
Schulz has control of Mills's left arm, preventing Mills from doing any damage.
Schulz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mills postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mills loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mills lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Schulz looking to control.
Schulz is breathing heavily.
Mills cracks Schulz with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mills throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schulz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mills stands up over Schulz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mills landing with the ground and pound.
Mills throws a big right hand that misses.
Schulz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Schulz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mills stands up over Schulz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mills with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mills is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mills knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schulz on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mills accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mills postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mills throwing strikes from guard but Schulz blocks nicely.
Mills throws a big right hand that misses.
Mills is working Schulz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mills makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Schulz has a closed guard, preventing Mills from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schulz is on top in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mills controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Mills dominated that second round.
That's time! Mills's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mills blocks a head kick by Schulz.
Mills avoids the body shot from Schulz.
Mills gets caught flat footed, as Schulz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mills looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Schulz preventing the sweep.
Mills has his hands on Schulz's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mills controls Schulz momentarily but Schulz frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mills moves into range and clinches up with Schulz.
Mills tries to pull guard but Schulz won't allow it.
Schulz fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Schulz is trying to break free.
Schulz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mills to keep the fight standing.
Mills manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Schulz tries to break free but Mills pushes him back against the cage.
Schulz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schulz has managed to clinch.
Schulz breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mills was well out of range. Poor timing from Schulz.
Schulz throws a sloppy head kick and Mills moves out of range easily.
Schulz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mills shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Schulz but Schulz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mills closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mills lands in his opponent's guard.
Schulz wants to get back to his feet but Mills is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mills missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schulz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills is trying to stand back up but Schulz is controlling him
Mills wants to control but Schulz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Schulz trying to control the action but Mills is working from the bottom.
Mills desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mills is trying to control but can't.
Schulz not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mills trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Schulz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mills has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Herman Mills!
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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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