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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilhelm Schwieger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason smith had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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195 cm
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250 lbs
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210 cm
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason smith! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wilhelm Schwieger! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A telegraphed right hand from Schwieger misses the target. smith shoots in for a double leg but Schwieger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Schwieger throws out a loose jab but smith uses good head movement to avoid it. smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
smith shoots in for a takedown but Schwieger shows good takedown defense. Schwieger swinging wilding here.
smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schwieger is fending him off so far but smith persists. Nope, Schwieger circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason smith. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Schwieger as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round. smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. smith tries to break the clinch but Schwieger is controlling the position. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. smith successfully pulls guard.
smith has a closed guard, preventing Schwieger from standing up. smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. smith trying to control the position.
Schwieger tries to stand but smith is controlling from the bottom. Schwieger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schwieger. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Schwieger lands a couple of elbows. Schwieger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schwieger is one step ahead there. Schwieger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far. smith pushes Schwieger off and scrambles back to his feet.
smith is breathing heavily. Schwieger clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Schwieger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Schwieger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Schwieger is looking for a takedown up against the cage. smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
smith tries to clinch but fails miserably enabling Schwieger to counter with a crisp jab. smith throws a body kick despite being completely out of range enabling Schwieger to counter with a crisp jab. smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Schwieger. smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schwieger is fending him off so far but smith persists. Nope, Schwieger circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Schwieger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. This has been an exciting period of action! smith throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Schwieger counters with a straight right hand. Schwieger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schwieger. Schwieger is looking to advance position but smith won't allow it. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Schwieger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. smith defending well though. smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Schwieger is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilhelm Schwieger dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Schwieger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Schwieger counters with a flying knee. Nice. Schwieger fails with an attempt to clinch.
smith closes the distance but Schwieger moves to the side and Schwieger counters with a flying knee. Nice. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. smith throws a head kick that misses and Schwieger counters with a head kick that drops smith to the mat! smith scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Schwieger doesn't succeed with the takedown and smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. smith punishes Schwieger's body with a nice straight punch. smith with a poor takedown and Schwieger counters by clinching up. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason smith. That's going to take a lot out of him. Schwieger can't get the takedown.
Schwieger gets control of smith's arms and successfully pulls guard. Schwieger will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Schwieger keeping moving, preventing smith from controlling successfully. smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Schwieger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst smith is controlling him. smith is looking to advance position but Schwieger has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Schwieger is working for a guillotine from mount but smith frees his head quite easily.
smith in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. smith tries to lock up and control but Schwieger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Schwieger with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
smith is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Schwieger connects with a massive shot to the dome!
smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Schwieger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish smith?
Schwieger lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. smith taking shots to the head. A nice elbow there by Schwieger. Schwieger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Schwieger thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Schwieger is in the full mount, landing strikes. Schwieger with good strikes from the mount here! smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schwieger landing strikes from the mount and smith is in trouble! smith tries to lock up and control but Schwieger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Schwieger with a couple of short strikes. Schwieger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Schwieger looking to secure an arm triangle but smith defends it well. Schwieger lands a nice shot to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilhelm Schwieger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Schwieger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
smith looks to clinch and Schwieger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. smith wants to clinch but Schwieger slips to the side and Schwieger counters by clinching up. smith gets control of Schwieger's arms and successfully pulls guard. smith will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Schwieger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Schwieger throwing strikes from guard but smith blocks nicely. smith had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Schwieger is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. smith Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Schwieger's back instead. smith is trying to stick to Schwieger's back but Schwieger is turning into smith. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in smith's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Schwieger. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. smith manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
smith trying to control but he's not successful this time. smith blocks Schwieger's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Schwieger is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Poor strikes thrown by smith there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
smith wants to control the pace but Schwieger is squirming around nicely. smith is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Schwieger is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Schwieger can do anything to dispel that myth. Schwieger tries to get back to half guard but can't. You get the feeling that Schwieger really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round. smith prevents Schwieger from getting the reversal. Schwieger wants to try and get back to his feet. smith throwing strikes here but Schwieger is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! smith looking to ground and pound but Schwieger is blocking nicely. Wilhelm Schwieger has got the better of the ground game so far. smith wants to control the pace but Schwieger is squirming around nicely. Schwieger working to try and regain half guard.
That's four 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. Schwieger is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. smith has control of Schwieger's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Schwieger regains control of the situation pretty easily.
smith sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason smith. I think Schwieger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30 Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:29 Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilhelm Schwieger!
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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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