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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Schnitzer (ranked 765 p4p, 2640 weight class) and Michele Rene Gaspard (ranked 70 p4p, 186 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Michele Rene Gaspard enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Schnitzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michele Rene Gaspard!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schnitzer scores with a body shot.
Schnitzer throws a front kick aimed at Gaspard's knee but Gaspard avoids it well.
Gaspard flicks out a counter leg kick but Schnitzer steps away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gaspard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Schnitzer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schnitzer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Schnitzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaspard moves away.
Gaspard is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gaspard's coach down at Gumburcules Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gaspard's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Schnitzer throws an overhand right that lands on Gaspard's shoulder, as Gaspard tries to avoid the shot.
Gaspard takes the fight into the clinch.
Gaspard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Schnitzer smiles and moves away.
Schnitzer checks the leg kick.
Schnitzer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gaspard slips under a jab from Schnitzer.
Kevin Schnitzer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schnitzer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaspard manages to avoid it.
Gaspard tries to counter with a clinch but Schnitzer shakes him off and moves away.
Gaspard slips a straight right by Schnitzer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schnitzer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gaspard fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Gaspard looks to move away, Schnitzer throws a big counter combo but Gaspard just gets out of the way.
Gaspard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Gaspard there.
Schnitzer misses with an uppercut. Gaspard saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaspard lunges at Schnitzer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Schnitzer's hand.
Gaspard moves away from the strike by Schnitzer.
Gaspard throws a leg kick that misses.
Schnitzer misses with a wild combination.
Gaspard appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gaspard is looking to clinch.
Schnitzer tries to score with a low kick but Gaspard moves his leg out of the way.
Gaspard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schnitzer, pushing him back against the cage.
Schnitzer misses with some punches.
Schnitzer digs a right hand underneath Gaspard's ribcage. Gaspard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gaspard lands a nice uppercut.
Schnitzer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gaspard tries to pull guard but Schnitzer holds him up against the cage and eventually Gaspard drops back down to his feet.
Gaspard tries to throw a body punch but Schnitzer avoids it by throwing Gaspard back against the cage.
Schnitzer tries to work over Gaspard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Schnitzer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaspard misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schnitzer throws a leg kick
and Gaspard counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Gaspard is predictable there
and Schnitzer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schnitzer misses with a body shot.
Schnitzer misses with a low kick.
Schnitzer lands with a shot to the body.
Schnitzer with a nice calf kick.
Gaspard punishes Schnitzer's body with a nice straight punch.
Schnitzer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gaspard misses with a low kick.
Gaspard is looking to slow Schnitzer down with leg kicks.
Gaspard misses with a low kick.
Schnitzer throws a low kick, looking for Gaspard's leg but Gaspard calmly moves out of range.
Gaspard moves to clinch but Schnitzer breaks away
letting Schnitzer counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspard misses with a low kick.
Gaspard misses with a wild body shot.
Gaspard closes the distance and pushes Schnitzer back into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schnitzer as Gaspard tries to tie him up.
Schnitzer breaks the clinch.
Schnitzer misses with a looping left.
Gaspard tries a quick counter leg kick but Schnitzer is wise to it.
Schnitzer misses with a hook. Gaspard ducked under it nicely.
Schnitzer throws a hook but Gaspard avoids it easily.
Schnitzer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schnitzer misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Gaspard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Schnitzer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Schnitzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaspard moves away.
Nice defenses there by Schnitzer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gaspard throws a leg kick
and Schnitzer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schnitzer throws a head kick that misses.
Schnitzer throws a looping overhand right but Gaspard ducks down to avoid it.
Gaspard is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Schnitzer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaspard wants to counter with a clinch but Schnitzer pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaspard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gaspard tries to clinch there but Schnitzer circles away.
Gaspard lands a jab to the head.
Schnitzer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schnitzer swings for the body but Gaspard moves out of range.
Schnitzer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gaspard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Schnitzer throws a head kick but Gaspard moves out of range.
Schnitzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaspard moves away.
Gaspard tries to counter with a clinch but Schnitzer shakes him off and moves away.
Schnitzer misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Schnitzer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gaspard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kevin Schnitzer is winning the standup battle so far.
Schnitzer throws a sloppy body shot
and Gaspard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schnitzer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gaspard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schnitzer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schnitzer misses with a looping right.
Schnitzer throws a body punch but Gaspard moves out of range.
Gaspard clinches.
Schnitzer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gaspard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schnitzer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaspard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schnitzer blocks a body shot from Gaspard.
Schnitzer prevents a body shot from Gaspard.
Gaspard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gaspard jumps guard but Schnitzer stands there with Gaspard around his waist. Gaspard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Schnitzer fails to land.
Gaspard lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspard is trying to pull guard but Schnitzer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Schnitzer lands with a short shot to the head.
Gaspard lands a left hand.
Gaspard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schnitzer's efforts to push away.
Schnitzer misses with a punch on the inside.
Schnitzer scores with a shot to the side of Gaspard's head.
Schnitzer misses with the head strike.
Gaspard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gaspard pulls guard.
Gaspard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schnitzer is one step ahead there.
Schnitzer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gaspard keeping moving, preventing Schnitzer from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaspard is trying to control the position but Schnitzer postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schnitzer throws a strike but Gaspard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gaspard forces his way into half guard.
Schnitzer is trying to get back to full guard.
Gaspard slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schnitzer is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspard not doing much here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schnitzer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Schnitzer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schnitzer is looking for a triangle but Gaspard pushes his legs off easily.
Gaspard stands and throws Schnitzer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Schnitzer is positioning himself to get back to half 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.
Gaspard has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Schnitzer!
Gaspard tries to control but Schnitzer wriggling away.
Schnitzer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schnitzer wants to control but Gaspard is having none of it.
Gaspard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gaspard content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michele Rene Gaspard 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. This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Schnitzer.
Schnitzer misses with a body shot.
Gaspard misses with a right hand
and Schnitzer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaspard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Schnitzer is out of range and Gaspard settles back down.
Gaspard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schnitzer.
It looked like Schnitzer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schnitzer misses the shot to the body.
Schnitzer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaspard was well out of range. Poor timing from Schnitzer.
Schnitzer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schnitzer ducks right into an uppercut from Gaspard.
Gaspard missing with a left hand there. Schnitzer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaspard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gaspard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schnitzer punishes Gaspard's body with a nice straight punch.
Schnitzer connects with an inside leg kick.
Gaspard tries to clinch but Schnitzer moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnitzer misses with a hook.
Gaspard cracks Schnitzer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Schnitzer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gaspard. That did some damage!
Nice shot by Schnitzer.
Schnitzer checks a leg kick nicely.
Gaspard with a hook.
A big right from Schnitzer misses.
Schnitzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaspard moves away.
Gaspard tests Schnitzer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schnitzer throws a jab when Gaspard was well out of range.
A big left from Gaspard misses.
Gaspard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schnitzer to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Schnitzer misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schnitzer jabs Gaspard right on the nose. Gaspard blinks but takes it well.
Schnitzer throws an off balance right hand
and Schnitzer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaspard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schnitzer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Gaspard.
Gaspard drives through and clinches with Schnitzer against the cage.
Gaspard lands a shot to the body.
Gaspard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Gaspard on the inside.
A short uppercut from Schnitzer.
Schnitzer blocks a body shot from Gaspard.
Gaspard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Schnitzer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gaspard avoids the body shot from Schnitzer.
Gaspard moves out of range of the strikes.
Schnitzer throws a jab when Gaspard was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gaspard.
Gaspard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schnitzer, pushing him back against the cage.
Gaspard fails to pull guard.
Schnitzer can't find room to land a body shot as Gaspard controls the action.
Schnitzer is looking to break free of the clinch but Gaspard has double underhooks.
Gaspard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schnitzer backwards.
Schnitzer blocks a body shot from Gaspard.
Michele Rene Gaspard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Gaspard fails to land.
Schnitzer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gaspard manages to pull guard.
Schnitzer wants to control from the top but Gaspard keeps moving.
Gaspard keeping full guard, as Schnitzer tries to pass.
Gaspard trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzer content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Gaspard has locked up a guillotine! Gaspard's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Schnitzer is holding on here and Gaspard must be using up a lot of energy. Schnitzer has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Gaspard gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Michele Rene Gaspard!
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