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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthias Schmitt (ranked 2092 p4p, 2509 weight class) and Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthias Schmitt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Santa Cruz's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthias Schmitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Schmitt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Santa Cruz has been cut.
Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schmitt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz cracks Schmitt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cruz swings for the body but Schmitt moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruz.
Schmitt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Schmitt counters with a two punch combo.
Cruz is rocked!
Schmitt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Schmitt finish him?
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmitt is just out of range.
Cruz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schmitt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Schmitt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cruz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Schmitt misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cruz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cruz throws a chopping leg kick but Schmitt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Schmitt jabs Cruz right on the nose. Cruz blinks but takes it well.
Schmitt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schmitt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schmitt staying out of range there.
Schmitt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Schmitt throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmitt is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Schmitt.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Schmitt saw that one coming.
We've been told by Schmitt's head coaches at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY LAS VEGAS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Schmitt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Schmitt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cruz throws a body punch but Schmitt moves out of range.
Santa Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmitt slips a jab from Cruz.
Schmitt throws a wild body kick that Cruz sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a leg kick
and Schmitt counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Schmitt.
Schmitt has managed to clinch.
Schmitt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schmitt throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Schmitt.
Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cruz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schmitt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.
Schmitt missing with knees to the body.
Schmitt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmitt lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Schmitt fails to land.
Schmitt lands a right hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Schmitt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Schmitt is controlling him.
Schmitt stalling in the clinch.
Schmitt misses with some punches.
Schmitt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cruz tries to break free but Schmitt pushes him back against the cage.
Schmitt taking a breather.
Cruz being controlled against the cage.
Schmitt seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schmitt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good body shot from Schmitt.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Schmitt is controlling him.
Schmitt cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schmitt lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthias Schmitt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santa Cruz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schmitt thuds a left hand into Cruz's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Schmitt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Schmitt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz checks the leg kick.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schmitt.
Schmitt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cruz has time to react.
Schmitt misses the jab.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmitt.
Cruz dips to his left and cracks Schmitt with an uppercut!
Schmitt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schmitt circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz throws a hook but Schmitt avoids it easily.
Cruz with a hook.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Schmitt.
Cruz checks a low kick from Schmitt.
Schmitt misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz throws a low kick, looking for Schmitt's leg but Schmitt calmly moves out of range.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schmitt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schmitt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schmitt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cruz stuns Schmitt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matthias Schmitt is winning the standup battle so far.
Schmitt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schmitt.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Schmitt saw that one coming.
Schmitt lands a big head kick that sends Cruz tumbling to the mat! Schmitt takes a step backwards and waves Cruz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Schmitt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Schmitt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Schmitt looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Schmitt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Schmitt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Schmitt moved out of range.
Schmitt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Schmitt slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lunges at Schmitt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Schmitt's hand.
Schmitt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Schmitt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Nice shot lands for Cruz.
Schmitt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Schmitt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Schmitt throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Schmitt blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Schmitt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Schmitt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cruz digs a good hook to Schmitt's body.
Schmitt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schmitt lands a jab to Cruz's midsection.
Schmitt catches Cruz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That has opened up Santa Cruz's cut even more.
Schmitt throws a head kick that misses.
Schmitt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schmitt misses with a straight left.
Cruz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Schmitt misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schmitt.
Schmitt throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Cruz throws a combination. Schmitt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schmitt manages to avoid it.
Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schmitt moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Schmitt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Schmitt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Cruz misses.
Schmitt clinches up against the cage.
Schmitt throws a head punch that misses.
Schmitt digs a right hand underneath Cruz's ribcage. Cruz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cruz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schmitt cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
Matthias Schmitt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Schmitt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cruz up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Schmitt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A frustrated look appears on Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schmitt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schmitt lands a left hand.
Schmitt lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthias Schmitt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Santa Cruz's cut.
That's time! Schmitt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Schmitt avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Schmitt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
A slow jab from Schmitt misses its intended target.
A big right from Schmitt misses.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schmitt.
Schmitt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Schmitt looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
A big right from Schmitt misses.
Schmitt tries to clinch up.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schmitt.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schmitt.
Schmitt throws a poor cross that misses
and Schmitt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schmitt clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz tries to circle away but Schmitt has him pinned against the cage.
Schmitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Schmitt lands with a short shot to the head.
Schmitt throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cruz up against the cage.
Schmitt pushes Cruz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schmitt.
Schmitt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schmitt working aggressively here.
Schmitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schmitt tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Schmitt stalls.
Schmitt pushes Cruz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schmitt misses with the head strike.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Schmitt throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Schmitt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Schmitt swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schmitt missing with knees to the body.
Schmitt lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Schmitt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Schmitt lands with a short shot to the head.
Schmitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schmitt tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Schmitt has Cruz pressed against the cage.
Schmitt is pushing Cruz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Schmitt keeps control of Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Schmitt.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Schmitt throws a lazy head kick
and Cruz counters with a left to the body.
Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schmitt on the side of the head.
Schmitt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Schmitt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Cruz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schmitt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Schmitt rushes Cruz and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schmitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schmitt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santa Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz catches Schmitt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthias Schmitt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schmitt, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthias Schmitt!
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energy
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