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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mason Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otis Squire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otis Squire will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mason Schmidt!
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, Otis Squire!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt keeps the fight on the outside.
Squire closes this distance looking for a takedown but Schmidt circles away.
Schmidt throws a lazy right hand but Squire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Squire fails with a takedown attempt.
Schmidt is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Squire.
Schmidt tries to keep at a distance but Squire has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schmidt can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt can't get the takedown.
Schmidt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Squire tries to clinch up
and Schmidt counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Squire!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt cracks Squire with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Schmidt works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Schmidt lands a few punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Schmidt seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Schmidt cracks Squire with a big right hand but Squire just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Squire is trying to improve his position.
Schmidt lands some shots froms side control.
Squire wants to control but Schmidt postures up.
Schmidt landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Schmidt throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Squire is looking to regain half guard here but Schmidt keeps moving and retains side control.
Squire is trying to control Schmidt's posture but Schmidt avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt looks up at the clock and then as Squire takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Schmidt smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Schmidt working the head with strikes.
Squire manages to work his way to half guard, despite Schmidt's best efforts.
Schmidt throwing shots but Squire is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmidt working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Squire is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Schmidt scores with a couple of nice shots.
Schmidt drops an elbow to the side of Squire's head.
Squire on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Squire pushes Schmidt off looking to stand but Schmidt dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Schmidt there.
Schmidt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Schmidt looks to land a strike but Squire avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Squire looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squire working a defensive guard but Schmidt manages to pass into side control anyway.
Check out the look on Schmidt's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Schmidt cracks Squire with a big right hand but Squire just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Schmidt gets to mount! Squire was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Schmidt breaks from Squire's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Schmidt lands a heavy elbow.
Schmidt in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Squire tries to hold on but Schmidt pushes him away.
Schmidt breaks from Squire's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Schmidt takes Squire's back.
Schmidt softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
I really don't envy Squire right now.
Schmidt punches Squire on the ear.
Schmidt lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Schmidt.
Schmidt has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Schmidt lands punches and elbows.
Squire is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Schmidt lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Schmidt.
Squire prevents Schmidt from getting a body triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason 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.
Squire tries for a takedown but Schmidt circles away easily
and Schmidt counters by clinching up.
Squire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Squire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schmidt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Squire can do to turn this around?
Squire fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schmidt avoids it really well and circles away.
Schmidt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Schmidt stuffs the takedown attempt from Squire. Squire gets slowly back to his feet.
Mason Schmidt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otis Squire.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Squire uses from the top position.
Squire won't allow Schmidt to sweep him here.
Mason Schmidt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schmidt is adopting a defensive guard.
Schmidt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schmidt is controlling Squire's posture.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schmidt shoots for a takedown but Squire saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Squire shoots for a double leg takedown but Schmidt sprawls well. He's pushed Squire's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Schmidt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schmidt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Squire defends it nicely.
Squire unleashes a big counter combination but Schmidt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squire shoots in looking for a takedown but Schmidt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Squire's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Squire is breathing heavily.
Squire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schmidt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schmidt drops down looking for a counter takedown but Squire sprawls and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schmidt.
Squire tries to clinch up
and Schmidt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Schmidt fails with the takedown.
Schmidt is looking to clinch but Squire is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Squire pushes Schmidt off and scrambles back to his feet.
Schmidt shoots in but no luck this time.
Schmidt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Squire feints a counter leg kick.
Squire fakes the leg kick and cracks Schmidt in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt with a poor takedown
and Squire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Squire misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Squire tries to close the distance and clinch but Schmidt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Squire fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mason Schmidt will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Squire dives in and grabs Schmidt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schmidt pushes down on Squire's head and hops out.
Squire tries to clinch up but Schmidt circles away and keeps his distance.
Squire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Squire throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Schmidt rushes Squire and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schmidt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Squire tries to land a front kick but Schmidt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squire with a lazy takedown attempt
and Schmidt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Squire manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Schmidt 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.
Squire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Squire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schmidt.
Schmidt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Squire's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt landing some decent shots from guard.
Squire is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schmidt is working Squire over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Schmidt with a nice head shot there.
Schmidt stands up from Squire's guard - Schmidt perhaps looking for a knockout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Squire.
Mason Schmidt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otis Squire.
Squire shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Schmidt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Schmidt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Squire lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt looking for a takedown.
Schmidt decides to pull guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Schmidt holds on and takes a little breather.
Schmidt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schmidt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Schmidt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Squire's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Squire's head.
Schmidt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schmidt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Squire controls Schmidt momentarily but Schmidt frees himself.
Schmidt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Squire trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Schmidt landing with the ground and pound.
Schmidt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four 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.
Schmidt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Schmidt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Schmidt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Squire controls Schmidt momentarily but Schmidt frees himself.
Schmidt cracks Squire with a solid left hand.
Schmidt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Schmidt postures up and lands a big shot to Squire's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schmidt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Schmidt chips away with some ground and pound.
Otis Squire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mason Schmidt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schmidt is in close to Squire's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Schmidt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schmidt 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Schmidt!
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