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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Preston (ranked 718 p4p, 1137 weight class) and Marc Schlager (ranked 87 p4p, 124 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Preston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marc Schlager!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schlager displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Preston throws out the jab.
Schlager steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Preston.
Preston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Schlager momentarily.
Preston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Preston counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preston throws a good cross that connects.
Schlager walks into a jab.
Preston lands with an uppercut that bounces Schlager off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston scores with a punch to the head.
Schlager takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Preston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schlager with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Preston to score with a decent uppercut.
Mike Preston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preston misses with a few strikes there.
We've been told by Preston's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Schlager is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Preston misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston scores with a hook.
Schlager takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Preston lands a two punch combo.
Preston lands a slapping body shot.
Schlager takes one to the chin there.
Preston misses with a hook.
Schlager uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Preston.
Schlager wants to counter with a clinch but Preston pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston lands with a nice body punch.
Preston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Preston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Preston.
Schlager slips a jab and a cross from Preston.
A jab lands there for Preston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Preston sizes up Schlager with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Preston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Preston misses with an uppercut
and Schlager counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Schlager.
Schlager tries to pull guard but Preston won't allow it.
Preston manages to break the clinch.
Schlager slips under a jab.
Preston scores with a jab. Schlager acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Preston misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Preston dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schlager uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Preston.
Preston scores with a sloppy right hand. Schlager should have avoided that one.
Preston jabs Schlager right on the nose. Schlager blinks but takes it well.
Preston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Preston is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Preston throws a jab but it's blocked by Schlager.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schlager tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Preston tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Preston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schlager tries to counter with a clinch but Preston shakes him off and moves away.
Schlager moves to clinch but Preston breaks away
and Schlager takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schlager takes one to the chin there.
Preston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schlager tries to clinch up
and Preston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlager ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
Preston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Preston throws the left hand but Schlager avoids the punch easily.
Preston thuds his right hand into Schlager's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Preston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlager ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
Preston lands a lovely overhand right.
Preston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Preston scores with a hook to the body. Schlager takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Preston lands an overhand right.
Preston connects with a body shot that sends Schlager's belly button to the back.
Schlager has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston fails to land with a series of punches.
Schlager takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
The crowd cheers as Preston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Schlager doesn't seem phased though.
Schlager tries to clinch up but Preston circles away and keeps his distance.
Preston lands a jab to the head.
Preston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schlager is looking to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Preston dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Schlager slips a straight right by Preston.
Schlager takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Preston scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Preston misses the target.
Schlager ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
Schlager is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preston stuns Schlager with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Preston finds it's way through Schlager's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston cracks Schlager with a right hand to the side of the head.
Preston misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Preston finds it's target.
Preston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schlager.
Schlager is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Preston.
It looks like Marc Schlager has been cut.
Schlager walks into a stiff left hand from Preston.
Schlager tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Preston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Preston misses.
Schlager uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Preston.
Preston sets himself, and Schlager steps forward looking for the clinch! Preston avoids it this time.
Preston misses with a straight left.
Schlager tries to clinch but Preston is having none of it.
Preston is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Preston misses.
Schlager wants to counter the offense by Preston and move into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Preston swings widly with a right hand
and Schlager counters by clinching up.
Preston breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlager takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Schlager moves to clinch but Preston breaks away
and Preston counters with a nice uppercut.
Preston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Preston misses the target.
Schlager takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Preston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schlager avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schlager tries to counter with a clinch but Preston shakes him off and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Preston, as that shot connected.
Schlager's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Preston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Schlager scrambles back to his feet.
Preston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schlager closes the distance but Preston moves to the side
and Schlager takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marc Schlager has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Preston lands with a hook. Schlager tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Preston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Preston, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:24
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Preston!
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pop
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FIGHT
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