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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vern Schullacks (ranked 2330 p4p, 4558 weight class) and Mark O Madsen (ranked 319 p4p, 563 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vern Schullacks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark O Madsen!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schullacks digs a good body shot into O Madsen's ribs.
Schullacks scores with a jab to the head.
O Madsen wants to clinch.
Nice jab there from O Madsen.
Mark O Madsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schullacks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Madsen on the side of the head.
Schullacks misses with a left hand
and O Madsen counters with a single leg into guard. Schullacks didn't expect that.
O Madsen tries to free his leg and advance position but Schullacks is retaining full guard.
Schullacks controls O Madsen momentarily but O Madsen frees himself.
O Madsen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Schullacks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. O Madsen is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schullacks looking for a sweep. Not yet Schullacks, not yet.
Schullacks trying to keep a closed guard but O Madsen is proving a slippery customer.
Schullacks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Madsen stands up over Schullacks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Schullacks holds on and takes a little breather.
Schullacks is trying to control the position but O Madsen postures up.
O Madsen wants to control from the top but Schullacks keeps moving.
O Madsen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
O Madsen scoring with punches to the head and body.
O Madsen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schullacks is keeping the position for now.
O Madsen cracks Schullacks with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Madsen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schullacks keeping moving, preventing O Madsen from controlling successfully.
O Madsen looking to pass the guard.
Schullacks trying to control the position here.
Schullacks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Schullacks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Madsen's guard.
Schullacks is pushing down on O Madsen's leg trying to pass to half guard. O Madsen is fighting to maintain full guard but Schullacks has managed to sneak the leg through.
O Madsen is looking to improve his position.
Schullacks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schullacks is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Schullacks is looking for a kimura but O Madsen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Schullacks to get the leverage.
O Madsen tries to kick Schullacks off but Schullacks keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Schullacks is just content to waste time from the top position. O Madsen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Schullacks 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.
Schullacks advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Schullacks stalling.
O Madsen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schullacks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schullacks is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Schullacks is pressing down on O Madsen's thigh, looking to free his foot. O Madsen is holding on for now.
O Madsen wants to get back to full guard.
Schullacks looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Madsen wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vern Schullacks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schullacks slaps away a takedown attempt from O Madsen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
O Madsen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Schullacks counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Schullacks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schullacks pushing down on O Madsen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Schullacks wants to work for an arm triangle but O Madsen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Schullacks is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schullacks is trying to work for a kimura but O Madsen is defending well.
O Madsen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schullacks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
O Madsen wants to get back to full guard.
Schullacks seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but O Madsen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Schullacks is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. O Madsen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Schullacks.
O Madsen is not content to let Schullacks control the position.
O Madsen wants to improve his position but Schullacks is controlling well.
Schullacks wants to control but O Madsen is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schullacks looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schullacks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
O Madsen wants to get back to full guard.
Schullacks is looking to take a break and control but O Madsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
O Madsen darts in looking for a takedown but Schullacks gets double underhooks and turns O Madsen into the cage.
Vern Schullacks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark O Madsen.
O Madsen slips under a jab from Schullacks.
Schullacks jabs O Madsen right on the nose. O Madsen blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schullacks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schullacks attempts a counter takedown but O Madsen avoids it well and moves away.
Schullacks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Madsen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schullacks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schullacks tries to counter with a takedown but O Madsen is quick to defend against it.
O Madsen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
O Madsen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Schullacks is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Schullacks wants to control but O Madsen postures up.
Schullacks avoids any damage from the ground and pound of O Madsen.
Schullacks wants to control but O Madsen postures up.
Schullacks is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schullacks manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vern Schullacks dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Schullacks throws an overhand right that lands on O Madsen's shoulder, as O Madsen tries to avoid the shot.
O Madsen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Schullacks regains full guard. Nicely done.
Schullacks wants to sweep but no luck.
O Madsen wants to control from the top but Schullacks keeps moving.
Schullacks can't keep his opponent in guard - O Madsen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Schullacks is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but O Madsen pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schullacks wants to improve his position but O Madsen is controlling well.
Schullacks regains full guard. Nicely done.
Schullacks wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Madsen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
O Madsen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
O Madsen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schullacks's head.
Schullacks is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Schullacks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schullacks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
O Madsen being controlled here momentarily.
O Madsen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
O Madsen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
O Madsen postures up.
Schullacks is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because O Madsen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Schullacks keeping full guard, as O Madsen tries to pass.
Schullacks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schullacks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Schullacks keeping full guard, as O Madsen tries to pass.
Mark O Madsen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schullacks wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and O Madsen is now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Madsen is trying to control the action in half guard but Schullacks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Schullacks is trying to control but can't.
Schullacks tries to roll over but O Madsen keeps him under control.
O Madsen is working for a kimura but Schullacks is defending it quite comfortably.
O Madsen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Schullacks knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
O Madsen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schullacks with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw O Madsen working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Schullacks moves his hips nicely and gets into full 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.
O Madsen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schullacks's head.
O Madsen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Schullacks pulls O Madsen in to control the position.
Schullacks is trying to control the position but O Madsen postures up.
Schullacks pulls O Madsen in to control the position.
O Madsen pushing down on Schullacks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
O Madsen wants to pass to mount but Schullacks is defending the position.
Schullacks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
O Madsen trying to control the action but Schullacks is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Madsen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Schullacks trying to control here.
Mark O Madsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Madsen drops an elbow to the side of Schullacks's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark O Madsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schullacks 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vern Schullacks!
Our winner, Vern Schullacks, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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