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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christoph Schneider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christoph Schneider!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Hayes misses.
Frankie Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schneider tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hayes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Schneider somewhat.
Hayes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schneider pinned against the cage. Schneider gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hayes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hayes misses with a takedown
and Schneider counters with a takedown into side control.
Schneider lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hayes down.
Check out the look on Schneider's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Schneider really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hayes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hayes is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Schneider is controlling him well.
Schneider looks up at the clock and then as Hayes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Schneider smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hayes wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Schneider decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes throws a left and a right that both miss
so Schneider counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hayes is breathing heavily.
Schneider is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hayes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schneider is controlling him.
Schneider trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schneider won't allow Hayes to get back to his feet.
Schneider postures up in Hayes's guard and throws a big left but Hayes blocks it.
Hayes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hayes pushes Schneider off and scrambles back to his feet.
Schneider fails with the takedown.
Schneider slips a jab and a cross from Hayes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schneider shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hayes but Hayes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Frankie Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christoph Schneider.
Hayes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schneider closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hayes circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hayes!
Schneider keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayes.
Schneider shoots and misses
and Hayes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes decides to stand and escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hayes wants to stand up but Schneider is controlling him.
Schneider lands a couple of digs.
Hayes wants to stand and escape but Schneider is having none of it.
Schneider content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schneider lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Schneider stops Hayes from standing up.
Schneider controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Schneider keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schneider shoots and misses
and Hayes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schneider gets a takedown into half guard.
Schneider is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Schneider sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hayes defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schneider prevents Hayes from standing back up.
Schneider is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Schneider decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christoph Schneider dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hayes tries for a takedown but Schneider circles away easily
and Schneider counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schneider working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Schneider lands strikes from half guard.
Schneider wants to take a breather but Hayes is having none of it.
Hayes is trying to stand back up but Schneider is controlling him
Hayes has hold of Schneider's hands but Schneider slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Schneider lands strikes from half guard.
Hayes looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nice strikes from Schneider there.
Schneider tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hayes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Schneider content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schneider doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Hayes to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schneider fails to land the takedown.
Hayes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schneider counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hayes won't be happy with that.
Schneider working the head with strikes.
Hayes is trying to buck Schneider off.
Schneider working the ground and pound.
Hayes is trying to get back to his feet.
Schneider controlling from side mount.
Hayes is trying to buck Schneider off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is looking to get back to his feet here but Schneider is keeping cool and he's managed to take Hayes's back.
Hayes is taking damage to the body and head.
Hayes fending off the submission attempt from Schneider.
Hayes is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Schneider off. It looks like it's working - Schneider slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Hayes displaying calm under pressure there.
Hayes misses with a body kick.
Hayes fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hayes as he jumps to the side.
Frankie Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christoph Schneider.
Schneider closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Schneider working the head and body with strikes.
Schneider is trying to control the action in half guard but Hayes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Schneider stops Hayes from getting back to his feet.
Schneider is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Schneider wants to free his trapped foot but Hayes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Schneider is trying to control the action in half guard but Hayes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Schneider sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hayes defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hayes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hayes tries for a takedown but Schneider circles away easily
and Schneider counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hayes won't be happy with that.
Hayes is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A lull in the action here as Schneider stalls from top position.
Hayes wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schneider looks up at the clock and then as Hayes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Schneider smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Schneider creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christoph Schneider showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schneider manages to avoid it.
Hayes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schneider counters with a single leg into guard. Hayes didn't expect that.
Schneider working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Schneider trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schneider is stalling in the full guard.
Schneider in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hayes is looking to stand back up but Schneider counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hayes.
Schneider winds up and cracks Hayes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hayes wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneider slips a nice elbow through Hayes's hands, connecting with Hayes's forehead.
Schneider is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Hayes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hayes is trying to stand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Schneider shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hayes's guard.
Schneider stops Hayes from standing up.
Schneider trying to control but Hayes is working from the bottom.
Schneider is in close to Hayes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Schneider must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hayes wants to stand but Schneider is controlling the position.
Schneider gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a combination
and Schneider counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Schneider.
Hayes scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schneider showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hayes.
Hayes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schneider avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hayes stuffs the takedown attempt from Schneider. Schneider gets slowly back to his feet.
Hayes misses with a takedown
and Schneider counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hayes is looking to stand up but Schneider isn't so interested in that idea.
Hayes trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Schneider is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hayes wants to stand but Schneider is controlling the position.
Schneider has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schneider wants to control from the top but Hayes keeps moving.
Hayes wants to stand but Schneider is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing Schneider from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hayes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hayes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schneider fails with a takedown attempt.
Frankie Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hayes tries for a takedown but Schneider circles away easily
so Schneider counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schneider working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hayes's head.
Schneider throwing strikes from guard but Hayes blocks nicely.
Hayes working for a triangle but Schneider defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christoph Schneider comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Schneider winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christoph Schneider!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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