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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshida Katamichi (ranked 2990 p4p, 2613 weight class) and Grip Schnieder (ranked 382 p4p, 345 weight class). Grip Schnieder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshida Katamichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grip Schnieder!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schnieder moves in looking to clinch but Katamichi pushes him off.
Schnieder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schnieder gets a double leg takedown into Katamichi's guard.
Katamichi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Katamichi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Schnieder trying to control the position from guard on top but Katamichi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schnieder stopping the sweep attempt from Katamichi.
Katamichi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schnieder won't allow Katamichi to sweep him here.
Katamichi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schnieder with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnieder trying to control the position from guard on top but Katamichi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Katamichi is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Katamichi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Schnieder's guard.
Katamichi throws an elbow that misses. Schnieder uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Katamichi's guard. Nice move by Schnieder!
Katamichi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Katamichi wants to sweep but no luck.
Schnieder landing some decent shots from guard.
Schnieder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Katamichi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Katamichi is trying to control the position but Schnieder postures up.
Katamichi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katamichi trying to control the position here.
Katamichi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schnieder chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katamichi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schnieder working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Katamichi 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.
Schnieder throws a big right hand that misses.
Katamichi lands a decent shot there.
Katamichi is adopting a defensive guard.
Schnieder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schnieder in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Katamichi wants to sweep here but Schnieder controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Katamichi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schnieder's waist but Schnieder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Katamichi off to one side.
Schnieder closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Katamichi quickly recovers to half guard.
Katamichi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Schnieder trying to control but Katamichi is working from the bottom.
Katamichi wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katamichi keeping moving, preventing Schnieder from controlling successfully.
Schnieder looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Schnieder working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Katamichi's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katamichi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Katamichi trying to keep a closed guard but Schnieder is proving a slippery customer.
Schnieder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Katamichi is on top in guard.
Katamichi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Katamichi trying to control but Schnieder is working from the bottom.
Katamichi postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Katamichi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Schnieder avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Katamichi trying to control but Schnieder is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grip Schnieder dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Schnieder closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Katamichi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Schnieder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schnieder lands an elbow.
Schnieder wants to control but Katamichi is keeping him busy.
Schnieder tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Schnieder has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Katamichi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schnieder creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Katamichi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Katamichi wants to control but Schnieder postures up.
Katamichi is trying to get back to half guard.
Katamichi is trying to control Schnieder's posture but Schnieder avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katamichi is not content to let Schnieder control the position.
Katamichi prevents Schnieder from moving into mount.
Schnieder working the ground and pound from side control.
Schnieder working the head with strikes.
Katamichi struggling a bit here.
Schnieder working the body and head with strikes.
Schnieder landing a few strikes.
Katamichi can't do much from the bottom here.
Katamichi throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schnieder scores with a couple of short elbows.
Katamichi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The strikes coming from Schnieder are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Katamichi is trying to control Schnieder's posture but Schnieder avoids it.
Schnieder blocks the strikes from Katamichi.
Katamichi is trying to control Schnieder's posture but Schnieder avoids it.
Katamichi tries to bench press Schnieder off him but Schnieder keeps the position.
Katamichi can't do much from the bottom here.
Schnieder lands a few punches from side control.
Schnieder working the ground and pound from side control.
Schnieder taking a break here but Katamichi is having none of it and regains half guard.
We've been informed that Schnieder has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katamichi trying to control but Schnieder postures up.
Schnieder takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Katamichi trying to control but Schnieder postures up.
Schnieder is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Katamichi is refusing to be controlled, as Schnieder sits in half guard.
Schnieder is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Katamichi trying to control but Schnieder postures up.
Schnieder wants to pass to mount but Katamichi is defending the position.
Schnieder is working for a kimura but Katamichi is defending it quite comfortably.
Katamichi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schnieder is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Katamichi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Schnieder.
Schnieder throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grip Schnieder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Katamichi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Schnieder to the ground. Katamichi is now in Schnieder's guard.
Katamichi stands and throws Schnieder's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Katamichi lands an elbow.
Katamichi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Schnieder is avoiding damage well.
Schnieder is trying to improve his position.
Grip Schnieder has got the better of the ground game so far.
Check out the look on Katamichi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Schnieder is trying to control Katamichi's posture but Katamichi avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katamichi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Schnieder sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Katamichi throws an elbow but Schnieder slips to the side and avoids it well.
Schnieder tries to escape but Katamichi is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnieder can't do much from the bottom here.
Katamichi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ground and pound from Katamichi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Schnieder is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Katamichi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Schnieder tries to get to full guard but Katamichi has control of the leg.
Katamichi working the head and body with strikes.
Katamichi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nice strikes from Katamichi there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katamichi winds up and cracks Schnieder with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Schnieder trying to control here.
Well, if Katamichi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Katamichi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Katamichi content to control rather than advance.
Schnieder trying to hold on to Katamichi's head to control him but Katamichi postures up.
Katamichi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schnieder does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katamichi is thwarting Schnieder's attempts to control the position.
Katamichi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schnieder keeps working.
Katamichi is just content to waste time from the top position. Schnieder takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Yoshida Katamichi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katamichi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Katamichi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Schnieder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Katamichi postures up.
Schnieder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four 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.
Schnieder is trying to control the position but Katamichi postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Katamichi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Schnieder to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Katamichi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Schnieder defends it easily.
Katamichi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Schnieder's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Schnieder advances position into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Katamichi is not content to let Schnieder control the position.
Schnieder throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Katamichi works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshida Katamichi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schnieder has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grip Schnieder!
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hype
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