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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Slawomir Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Atkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Slawomir Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taylor Atkinson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atkinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Atkinson misses with a leg kick
and Schmidt counters with a two punch combo.
Schmidt blocks a head kick by Atkinson.
Schmidt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Atkinson's hands.
Atkinson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Schmidt lunges at Atkinson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Atkinson's hand.
Taylor Atkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atkinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Schmidt finds it's way through Atkinson's defenses.
Schmidt moves out of range of the body kick.
Atkinson looks to land a body kick but Schmidt moved away.
Atkinson just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt throws a body shot but no joy.
Schmidt stuns Atkinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Atkinson throws a head kick that misses.
Atkinson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Schmidt cracks a nice hook into Atkinson's ribs.
We've been informed that Atkinson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Atkinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schmidt manages to avoid it.
Schmidt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Atkinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Atkinson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Schmidt throws a wild body kick that Atkinson sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schmidt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Schmidt duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmidt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Atkinson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schmidt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Atkinson moves out of range as Schmidt strikes.
Schmidt with a nice cross.
Schmidt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Atkinson throws a chopping leg kick but Schmidt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Schmidt misses its target.
Schmidt misses with a combination
and Atkinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt misses with a hook to the body
and Atkinson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Atkinson misses with a hook.
Schmidt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Atkinson blocks a head kick by Schmidt.
Atkinson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Atkinson misses with a body shot.
Schmidt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Schmidt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Schmidt coming out on top.
A head kick by Atkinson misses
and Schmidt counters with a straight right hand.
Schmidt throws a body punch but Atkinson moves out of range.
Atkinson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schmidt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schmidt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt tries to clinch there but Atkinson circles away.
Atkinson takes one on the button.
Schmidt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt misses with a body shot
and Atkinson counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atkinson takes one to the side of the head.
Schmidt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Atkinson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schmidt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Atkinson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Atkinson.
Atkinson misses with an uppercut
enabling Schmidt to counter with a crisp jab.
Atkinson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slawomir Schmidt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Atkinson looks to land a body kick but Schmidt moved away.
Atkinson misses with a low kick.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atkinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atkinson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice shot by Schmidt.
Schmidt lands with a shot to the body.
Schmidt wants to clinch up but Atkinson keeps it at a distance.
Atkinson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Schmidt swings for the body but Atkinson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Schmidt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Schmidt misses its intended target.
Atkinson feints a counter leg kick.
Slawomir Schmidt is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Atkinson.
Atkinson misses with a head kick.
Schmidt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schmidt throws a right and a left that Atkinson avoids nicely.
Atkinson misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Schmidt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Atkinson avoids the body shot from Schmidt.
Schmidt blocks the body kick.
Atkinson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Schmidt is able to avoid easily.
Nice shot by Schmidt.
Schmidt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Schmidt.
Atkinson misses with a body kick.
Atkinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Atkinson misses with a leg kick
and Schmidt counters by clinching up.
Atkinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Atkinson manages to break the clinch.
Schmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atkinson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atkinson tries to land a front kick but Schmidt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Schmidt as he connects with a hook.
Schmidt cracks Atkinson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Schmidt throws a series of punches but Atkinson moves out of range.
Atkinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Atkinson throws a solid leg kick but Schmidt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atkinson.
Atkinson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schmidt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schmidt misses with a hook. Atkinson ducked under it nicely.
Atkinson moves forwards but Schmidt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Schmidt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atkinson slips under a jab from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a jab when Atkinson was well out of range.
Atkinson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Schmidt rather than just go for the knockout.
Schmidt wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt cracks Atkinson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Atkinson slips a jab and a cross from Schmidt.
Schmidt backing away here, and Atkinson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Schmidt checks a low kick from Atkinson.
Atkinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schmidt.
Schmidt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt scores with a shot to the body.
Schmidt avoids the head kick by Atkinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slawomir Schmidt dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Schmidt checks a leg kick.
Schmidt misses with a few strikes there.
Schmidt throws a good cross that connects.
Good exchange - Schmidt coming out on top.
Schmidt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Atkinson slips under a jab.
Schmidt tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Atkinson.
Atkinson misses with a right hand
and Schmidt counters with a stiff right hand.
Atkinson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schmidt is looking to counter punch.
Atkinson throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkinson misses with a leg kick
and Schmidt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schmidt takes a swing at Atkinson's ribcage but misses.
Atkinson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Atkinson slips a jab and a cross from Schmidt.
A low kick from Atkinson is predictable there
and Atkinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schmidt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Atkinson misses with a hook.
Schmidt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Schmidt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Atkinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Atkinson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Schmidt misses.
Atkinson thows a leg kick but Schmidt checks it
and Schmidt counters with a straight right hand.
Schmidt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Atkinson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Atkinson's sensitive parts.
A right-left combo lands from Schmidt.
Atkinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Schmidt finish him?
It looks like Taylor Atkinson has been cut.
Atkinson drops his hands momentarily and Schmidt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Atkinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A low kick from Atkinson misses
and Schmidt counters with a big uppercut that drops Atkinson face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Slawomir Schmidt!
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