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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Schmidt (ranked 2938 p4p, 288 weight class) and Paul Kruger (ranked 3443 p4p, 333 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Dangerous knees
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab by Schmidt.
Schmidt lands an overhand right.
Kruger misses with a straight left.
Kruger fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Kruger backs away, Schmidt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Some wild striking there from Kruger.
It appears Schmidt was looking to counter with a kick there.
A big right from Kruger misses.
Kruger cracks Schmidt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruger.
Schmidt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kruger pushes Schmidt up against the cage in a clinch.
Schmidt misses with a punch on the inside.
Schmidt managing to block the knees to the body from Kruger.
Schmidt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kruger tries to close the distance and clinch but Schmidt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kruger throws a hook to the side of Schmidt's head but Schmidt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Schmidt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruger cracks Schmidt with an open hand slap.
Schmidt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruger throws out the jab.
Paul Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kruger wants to clinch but Schmidt slips to the side
and Schmidt counters with a nice leg kick.
Schmidt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schmidt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Schmidt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schmidt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kruger looks to land a left hand but Schmidt moved out of range nicely.
Kruger blocks the body kick.
Schmidt throws a hook but Kruger avoids it easily.
Kruger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schmidt.
Kruger is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kruger misses with a hook. Schmidt ducked under it nicely.
Schmidt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Schmidt throws the kick towards the body but Kruger avoids it.
Kruger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schmidt.
Schmidt tried to counter with a leg kick but Kruger avoided it.
Kruger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Schmidt swivels and escapes.
Kruger misses with a shot to the body
and Schmidt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kruger misses with a looping left.
Kruger feints and then cracks Schmidt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schmidt down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger rushes Schmidt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruger.
Schmidt swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruger trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schmidt.
Schmidt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kruger backwards.
Kruger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kruger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kruger tries to work over Schmidt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schmidt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruger's elbow.
Schmidt trying to control the position but instead, Kruger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schmidt into the cage.
Kruger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kruger missing with knees to the body.
Schmidt is working Kruger over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kruger as the two fighters clinch.
Schmidt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kruger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt tries to land knees in the clinch but Kruger avoids the damage to the body.
Kruger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schmidt takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Dieter Schmidt has been cut.
Kruger stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Schmidt - that landed with a thud.
Kruger is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kruger looks winded!
Schmidt breaks from the clinch.
Dieter Schmidt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kruger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schmidt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kruger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schmidt is keeping busy.
Kruger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schmidt backwards.
Schmidt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schmidt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kruger.
Schmidt lands a leg kick that knocks Kruger off balance momentarily.
Kruger throws a good cross that connects.
That's four 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!
Kruger feints and then cracks Schmidt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schmidt down.
Schmidt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Kruger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. Kruger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schmidt takes a kick to the side of the head.
Schmidt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Schmidt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kruger blocks a head kick by Schmidt.
Kruger throws a body punch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Kruger misses with the combination.
Schmidt throws a wild body kick that Kruger sees coming a mile off.
Kruger moves out of range of the body kick.
Kruger throws a hook to the side of Schmidt's head but Schmidt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schmidt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kruger just manages to avoid it.
Kruger on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Schmidt lands with a right hand.
Schmidt scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmidt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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 Dieter Schmidt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dieter Schmidt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Both fighters circling a little - Kruger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Schmidt scores with a kick to the body.
Schmidt misses with a head kick.
Kruger throws a low kick, looking for Schmidt's leg but Schmidt calmly moves out of range.
Schmidt tries to land a leg kick but Kruger saw it coming and moves away.
Schmidt moves out of range of the strikes.
Schmidt slips a jab and a cross from Kruger.
Kruger blocks a leg kick.
Schmidt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kruger tries to close the distance and clinch but Schmidt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schmidt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger misses with a head kick.
Kruger cracks Schmidt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kruger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schmidt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crunch! Kruger slams his shin into Schmidt's torso.
Schmidt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
Kruger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kruger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schmidt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kruger. That did some damage!
Schmidt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruger.
Schmidt jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Schmidt slips a jab and a cross from Kruger.
Schmidt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruger.
Kruger loads up on a big right hand but Schmidt slips the punch.
Kruger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schmidt.
Kruger tries to clinch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Dieter Schmidt is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Kruger finds it's way through Schmidt's defenses.
Kruger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schmidt gets tackled into the cage by Kruger. Kruger maintains the clinch.
Kruger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kruger tries a knee to the head but Schmidt blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger looking to throw knees to the head but Schmidt is blocking nicely.
Kruger is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Schmidt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kruger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schmidts head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kruger is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Kruger.
Kruger has a couple of punches blocked by Schmidt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schmidt.
Schmidt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kruger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schmidt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schmidt scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Schmidt just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruger has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Schmidt.
Kruger is looking to clinch.
Schmidt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kruger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kruger looks to land a body kick but Schmidt moved away.
Schmidt lands a leg kick that knocks Kruger off balance momentarily.
Schmidt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kruger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Schmidt is looking to score with low kicks.
Kruger scores with a head kick. Schmidt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A good leg kick by Schmidt.
Kruger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schmidt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kruger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kruger tries to clinch there but Schmidt circles away.
Kruger connects with a right hand. Schmidt shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruger lands a really nice looking cross but Schmidt seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt staying out of range there.
Schmidt misses with a body kick.
Kruger throws a counter combo.
Schmidt works the jab nicely.
Schmidt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Schmidt backs up against the cage.
Schmidt lands with an uppercut that bounces Kruger off the cage and back into range.
Schmidt is looking to slow Kruger down with leg kicks.
Kruger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schmidt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schmidt.
Kruger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kruger misses with a hook. Schmidt ducked under it nicely.
Schmidt looks to land a right hand but Kruger moved out of range.
Kruger misses with a few strikes there.
Schmidt thinks about countering with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schmidt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice sprawl there from Schmidt as Kruger shoots in.
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 Dieter Schmidt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dieter Schmidt's cut.
That's time! Schmidt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Schmidt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Kruger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kruger misses with a series of wild punches.
Schmidt half committed to a counter leg kick.
Schmidt just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Kruger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Schmidt tenderised Kruger's leg. Kruger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kruger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kruger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger wants to land a leg kick but Schmidt is out of range.
Schmidt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schmidt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kruger is rocked!
Schmidt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kruger is still on wobbly legs! Can Schmidt finish him?
Kruger swings for the body but Schmidt moves out of range.
Schmidt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidt cracks Kruger with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Kruger tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Schmidt pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Kruger is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dieter Schmidt!
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