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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Preston Schmidli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahiko Mahitato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmidli comes to the cage accompanied by Piano Man from Billy Joel. Mahitato is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: tokyo drift - teriyaki boys. Mahiko Mahitato will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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188 cm
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135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Preston Schmidli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mahiko Mahitato!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahitato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schmidli has closed the distance and engaged Mahitato in a clinch.
Schmidli lands a good knee to the midsection. Mahitato won't want to take too many of those.
Mahitato trying to stall but Schmidli improves his position.
Mahitato tries for a takedown. No joy.
Schmidli is stalling here.
Mahitato prevents Schmidli from breaking the clinch.
Schmidli tries to break free but Mahitato pushes him back against the cage.
Schmidli pulls Mahitato into guard.
Schmidli looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mahitato postures up.
Mahitato wanted to stand there but Schmidli had control of the position.
Schmidli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidli is working hard here to advance position.
Schmidli wants to stand up but Mahitato is controlling him.
Mahitato won't allow Schmidli to sweep him here.
Mahitato gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mahitato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmidli.
Schmidli clinches up with Mahitato and pushes him back against the cage.
Schmidli turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Mahitato is being controlled here.
Schmidli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mahitato on the ground.
Schmidli stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahitato throws a head kick but Schmidli moves out of range.
Mahitato throws a sloppy head kick and Schmidli moves out of range easily.
Mahitato throws a sloppy head kick and Schmidli moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schmidli will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mahitato up against the cage.
Schmidli tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mahitato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mahitato tries to clinch up
and Schmidli counters with a thumping low kick.
Mahitato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Schmidli counters with a single leg into guard. Mahitato didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidli stands up from Mahitato's guard - Schmidli perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mahiko Mahitato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahitato looks gassed!
Mahitato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Schmidli counters with a single leg into guard. Mahitato didn't expect that.
Schmidli is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Schmidli stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mahitato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Schmidli counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahitato avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schmidli.
Mahitato is looking to control Schmidli's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mahitato avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidli wants to stand up but Mahitato has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Schmidli content to control rather than advance.
Schmidli seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mahitato for as long as he can get away with.
Mahitato moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mahitato can't keep his opponent in guard - Schmidli advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Preston Schmidli dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A head kick misses from Mahitato.
Schmidli really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mahitato avoids the head kick by Schmidli.
Mahitato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schmidli shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Schmidli passes Mahitato's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Schmidli stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Mahitato to get to his feet.
Mahitato closes the distance but Schmidli moves to the side
and Schmidli counters by clinching up.
Schmidli struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahitato controls his hands.
Mahitato has a couple of punches blocked by Schmidli.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mahitato wants a takedown.
Mahitato scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schmidli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mahitato tries to stall but Schmidli uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good body shot from Schmidli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Mahitato.
Schmidli has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mahitato uses from the top position.
Schmidli looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Schmidli on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Schmidli tries to get out of the position.
Schmidli has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Schmidli is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mahitato trying to control the position from guard on top but Schmidli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schmidli doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mahitato stops Schmidli from standing up.
Schmidli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mahitato's guard.
Schmidli trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahitato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schmidli won't allow Mahitato to sweep him here.
Schmidli not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidli decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mahitato, up you get!
Schmidli closes the distance and clinches up with Mahitato, looking for a takedown. Schmidli pushes Mahitato against the cage but Mahitato circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Schmidli circles away from the clinch attempt
and Schmidli counters with a takedown into side control.
Schmidli tries to stand but Mahitato is controlling his head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mahitato is not content to let Schmidli control the position.
Mahitato is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidli taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmidli is looking to take a break and control but Mahitato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schmidli controls the position from side control.
Mahitato gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Preston Schmidli dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Schmidli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mahitato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mahitato darts in trying to clinch
so Schmidli counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Schmidli decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mahitato throws a lazy head kick
and Schmidli counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidli trying to control the action but Mahitato is working from the bottom.
Schmidli controlling the pace.
Schmidli is looking to advance position but Mahitato won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidli throwing shots but Mahitato is blocking nicely.
Schmidli stands up from half guard.
Schmidli shoots in looking for a takedown. Mahitato tries to sprawl out of it but Schmidli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mahitato manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mahitato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schmidli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mahitato wants to clinch but Schmidli slips to the side
and Schmidli counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mahitato is looking for a sweep. Schmidli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schmidli wants to stand up but Mahitato manages to regain full guard.
Schmidli gets to his feet - Mahitato follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahitato misses with a head kick.
Mahitato tries to clinch but Schmidli moves away
and Schmidli counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mahitato!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidli trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mahitato tries to hold on but Schmidli pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Schmidli.
Schmidli fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mahitato is in a horrible position here. Schmidli smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Schmidli sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Schmidli.
Schmidli punishing his opponent with strikes.
Schmidli tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mahiko Mahitato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahitato sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Schmidli postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mahitato to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahitato with a poor takedown
and Schmidli counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Schmidli.
Schmidli breaks the clinch.
Mahitato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Schmidli counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Preston Schmidli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mahitato is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schmidli is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mahitato will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Preston Schmidli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schmidli has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Preston Schmidli!
Preston Schmidli is the new bantamweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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