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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilfred Ainsworth (ranked 526 p4p, 501 weight class) and Kyle Schneider (ranked 69 p4p, 65 weight class). Ainsworth comes to the cage accompanied by Fred Neil - Everybody's Talkin'. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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9 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 33 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfred Ainsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Schneider!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
Schneider cracks Ainsworth with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ainsworth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Schneider.
Ainsworth misses with a hook.
Schneider swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ainsworth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ainsworth thows a leg kick but Schneider checks it
so Schneider counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ainsworth manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ainsworth has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schneider jabs Ainsworth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schneider connects with a jab.
Ainsworth misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Schneider counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ainsworth won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Ainsworth's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ainsworth tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Ainsworth is desperately trying to improve his position but Schneider has a good base and remains in mount.
Schneider lands a big shot there that rocks Ainsworth but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ainsworth wants to hold on but Schneider pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ainsworth is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Schneider lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ainsworth wants to control but Schneider is having none of it.
Schneider with the ground and pound from mount.
Ainsworth tries to hold on but Schneider pushes him away.
Schneider with good strikes from the mount here!
Ainsworth tries to hold on but Schneider postures up.
Ainsworth is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schneider looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Schneider has hold of Ainsworth's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ainsworth manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Schneider landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ainsworth wants to control but Schneider is having none of it.
Schneider prevents Ainsworth from getting the reversal.
Schneider lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ainsworth wants to control but Schneider is having none of it.
Schneider lands a big shot there that rocks Ainsworth but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ainsworth takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ainsworth working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth wants to hold on but Schneider pushes him away.
Schneider scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ainsworth?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ainsworth in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Schneider lands a couple of good shots and Ainsworth has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Schneider connects with a big shot to the side of Ainsworth's head.
Ainsworth is rocked!
Schneider connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Ainsworth to escape the position.
Oh Ainsworth is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ainsworth is taking damage to the body and head.
Schneider is trying to stick to Ainsworth's back but Ainsworth is turning into Schneider. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Schneider's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ainsworth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ainsworth is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ainsworth seems to have got his legs back now.
Schneider is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Schneider looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schneider seems to be working for a kimura but Ainsworth defends the submission attempt.
Schneider lands with a punch from half guard.
Schneider is thwarting Ainsworth's attempts to control the position.
Ainsworth manages to get to full guard.
Ainsworth keeping moving, preventing Schneider from controlling successfully.
Ainsworth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ainsworth keeping moving, preventing Schneider from controlling successfully.
Ainsworth pulls Schneider in to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Schneider dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schneider lands with a cross.
Ainsworth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Schneider. Schneider circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Schneider shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ainsworth as he avoids it easily.
Schneider has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ainsworth scores with a shot to the body.
Schneider slips under a jab.
Ainsworth throws out a leg kick but Schneider moves out of range and Ainsworth only half commits.
Schneider moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schneider scores with a three punch combo!
Ainsworth slips a jab from Schneider.
Nice cross by Schneider.
Schneider lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schneider checks a low kick from Ainsworth.
Schneider wants to counter with a clinch but Ainsworth pushes him away.
Schneider wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ainsworth throws the left hand but Schneider avoids the punch easily.
Schneider fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ainsworth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ainsworth throws a body punch but Schneider moves out of range.
Schneider connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ainsworth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ainsworth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schneider counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ainsworth regains full guard. Nicely done.
Schneider throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ainsworth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ainsworth is really struggling to control Schneider but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ainsworth has momentary wrist control but Schneider slips an elbow through the middle.
Schneider lands a couple of elbows.
Schneider trying to control but Ainsworth is working from the bottom.
Schneider postures up.
Kyle Schneider has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schneider lands a couple of elbows.
Schneider with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schneider with a nice head shot there.
Ainsworth is pulling down on Schneider's head to control his posture.
Ainsworth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ainsworth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schneider is working Ainsworth over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Schneider working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Schneider pushing down on Ainsworth's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ainsworth punching from the bottom.
Ainsworth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schneider.
Schneider scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ainsworth on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Schneider throwing shots but Ainsworth is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider seems to be looking for submissions.
Schneider scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Schneider landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ainsworth wants to control but Schneider is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Schneider with the ground and pound but Ainsworth uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Schneider scoring with some ground and pound.
Ainsworth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schneider.
Ainsworth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schneider's guard.
Schneider looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schneider is on top in guard.
Schneider throws a big right hand that misses.
Ainsworth is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth trying to control the position.
Ainsworth has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Schneider forces his way into half guard.
Schneider looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ainsworth with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ainsworth manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ainsworth is pulling down on Schneider's head to control his posture.
Schneider stands up over Ainsworth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Schneider scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Schneider showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Schneider bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ainsworth's head.
Kyle Schneider is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ainsworth thows a leg kick but Schneider checks it
and Schneider counters with a single leg into guard. Ainsworth didn't expect that.
Ainsworth working a defensive guard here.
Schneider's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ainsworth wants to sweep here but Schneider controlling him for the moment.
Ainsworth had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Schneider defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schneider won't allow Ainsworth to sweep him here.
Schneider content to stall in guard here.
Ainsworth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schneider is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ainsworth can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schneider controls the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wilfred Ainsworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ainsworth misses with a shot to the body
and Schneider counters with a takedown into side control.
Schneider controls the position from side control.
Ainsworth trying to control but Schneider flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth just trying to survive but Schneider is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Ainsworth is really stuck here.
Ainsworth trying to control the hands but Schneider breaks the grip.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Ainsworth rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Schneider controlling the action here.
Schneider is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider is thwarting Ainsworth's attempts to control the position.
Schneider trying to control the pace.
Schneider passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ainsworth tries to reverse the position but Schneider maintains control.
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.
Ainsworth tries to hold on but Schneider pushes him away.
Schneider takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ainsworth tries to hold on but Schneider pushes him away.
Ainsworth tries to reverse the position but Schneider maintains control.
Schneider controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Schneider has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Wilfred Ainsworth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Schneider.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Schneider comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schneider has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Schneider!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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