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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hedwig Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joon Joones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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152 lbs
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178 cm
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hedwig Schmidt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joon Joones!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Schmidt.
Joones throws a body punch but Schmidt moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Joones misses the target.
No joy there for Schmidt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt fakes the leg kick and cracks Joones in the body.
Schmidt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Schmidt scores with a push kick.
Schmidt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schmidt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Schmidt misses with a head kick.
Schmidt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Joones will feel that in the morning.
Joones just misses with a punch to the body.
Joones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schmidt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Schmidt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Joones.
Schmidt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schmidt blocks a leg kick.
Joones throws a head kick that misses
and Schmidt counters with a good low kick that Joones was not able to check.
Nice body kick there by Schmidt.
Joones misses with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Joones.
It looks like Hedwig Schmidt has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidt ducks under a wild hook from Joones.
Schmidt scores with a spinning back kick!
Joones swinging wilding here.
Schmidt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joones.
Joones dodges the punch combination from Schmidt.
Joones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Schmidt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schmidt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Joones tries to bum rush Schmidt with a series of wild strikes but Schmidt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Schmidt is out of range and Joones settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Schmidt blocks the low kick.
Schmidt tries to bum rush Joones with a series of wild strikes but Joones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schmidt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Joones.
Schmidt lands with a kick to the temple. Joones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Schmidt lands a front kick.
Joones misses with a wild combination.
Schmidt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Schmidt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Schmidt's corner calls for a 1-2. Schmidt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Schmidt.
Joones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice body kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Schmidt thumps Joones with a low kick.
Schmidt scores with a spinning back kick!
Joones sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Joones misses with a two punch combination.
Joones misses with a few strikes there.
Joones looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt lands a high kick!
Schmidt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schmidt.
Joones on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Schmidt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Schmidt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Joones misses with a body kick.
Joones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schmidt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joones's calf.
Joones throws a leg kick but Schmidt sees it coming and moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Joones.
Joones gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Schmidt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Joones misses with a straight right.
Joones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A good leg kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a nice head kick!
Schmidt connects with a solid leg kick.
Schmidt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Joones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schmidt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Schmidt fakes the leg kick and cracks Joones in the body.
Joones lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Joones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schmidt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schmidt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Joones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schmidt can pounce on him.
Joones throws a right hand that Schmidt ducks under and follows up with a left that Schmidt also avoids with ease.
Schmidt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Joones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schmidt.
Joon Joones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schmidt throws a nice looking combination but Joones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Schmidt. That one must have hurt.
Schmidt connects with a high kick.
Joones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schmidt is looking to slow Joones down with leg kicks.
Schmidt feints and then cracks Joones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joones down.
Schmidt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Joones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Schmidt - the referee stops the clock and Joones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Schmidt. Joones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Schmidt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joones misses the shot to the body.
Schmidt throws a right and a left that Joones avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Joones's head.
Joones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schmidt misses with a series of wild punches.
Joones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schmidt.
Joones misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body kick there by Schmidt.
Joones misses the jab.
Schmidt lands a jab-cross combination.
Schmidt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schmidt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Joones takes a step back to recover.
Schmidt looks to land a combination but Joones avoids it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Schmidt!
Joones throws a leg kick
and Schmidt counters with a good low kick that Joones was not able to check.
Joones misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping body kick lands there for Schmidt.
Schmidt lands with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Schmidt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Joones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joones throws a right hand that Schmidt ducks under and follows up with a left that Schmidt also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hedwig Schmidt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hedwig Schmidt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schmidt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schmidt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Joones misses with a low kick.
Joones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Joones misses with a double jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schmidt. That's going to slow Joones down.
Joones misses with a double jab.
Schmidt throws a nice head kick!
Schmidt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Schmidt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joones. That did some damage!
Joones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schmidt scores with a push kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Joones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Schmidt - the referee stops the clock and Joones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Schmidt. Joones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Schmidt throws a head kick that half lands.
Joones looks for the body kick but Schmidt saw that one coming.
Nice body kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a head kick that Joones semi-blocks.
Joones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schmidt. Schmidt obviously looking to wear him down.
Schmidt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Joones is breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schmidt.
Joones misses with an uppercut. Schmidt saw that one coming.
Joones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schmidt. Schmidt obviously looking to wear him down.
Schmidt throws a head kick that Joones semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Schmidt. Joones shrugs it off though.
Hedwig Schmidt is winning the standup battle so far.
Joones throws a right and a left that Schmidt avoids nicely.
Schmidt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Joones backs up against the cage.
Schmidt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Joones.
Schmidt rushes Joones and presses him up against the cage.
Joones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joones working hard to break the clinch.
Joones has had enough of the clinch but Schmidt keeps him there for the moment.
Joones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Joones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Schmidt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Joones is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Schmidt lands a damaging elbow.
Schmidt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Schmidt landing knees to the head.
Joones working hard to break the clinch.
Schmidt is trying to break free.
Joones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schmidt landing knees to the head.
Schmidt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joones manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Joones misses
and Schmidt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Schmidt.
Schmidt scores a nice knee to the body.
Joones breaks the clinch.
Joones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schmidt throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joones tries to bum rush Schmidt with a series of wild strikes but Schmidt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joones throws a body punch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Joones misses with an uppercut.
Joones throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hedwig Schmidt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schmidt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joones. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Schmidt.
Schmidt is looking to slow Joones down with leg kicks.
Joones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Joones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Joones misses.
Schmidt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joones looks to land a combination but Schmidt avoids it well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Joones throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Schmidt counters with a good low kick that Joones was not able to check.
Schmidt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Schmidt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Schmidt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joones misses with a few strikes there.
Schmidt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Joones if he has to take too many more of those.
Schmidt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schmidt counters with a big head kick but Joones shrugs it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Joones misses the target.
A good leg kick by Schmidt.
Joones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schmidt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Joones takes a step back to recover.
Joones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joones throws a sloppy head kick and Schmidt moves out of range easily.
Joones throws a looping overhand right but Schmidt ducks down to avoid it.
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schmidt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Schmidt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Schmidt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joones.
Joones misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Schmidt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joones. That did some damage!
Joones throws a series of punches but Schmidt avoids them all with ease.
Schmidt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Schmidt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schmidt.
Schmidt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Joones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Joones lands a two punch combo.
Schmidt throws a head kick that Joones semi-blocks.
Schmidt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Joones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmidt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schmidt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joones misses with a double jab.
Joones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schmidt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hedwig Schmidt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hedwig Schmidt's cut.
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 chopping leg kick lands by Schmidt.
Joones scores with the left hand. Schmidt knows he should have avoided that one.
Schmidt throws a series of punches but Joones moves out of range.
Schmidt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joones. That did some damage!
Schmidt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schmidt lands a head kick. Joones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Joones misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick by Joones misses
and Schmidt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Schmidt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schmidt.
Joones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schmidt moves away.
Joones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick by Joones misses
and Schmidt counters with a left and a right that stings Joones.
Schmidt throws a series of punches but Joones moves out of range.
Schmidt scores with a head kick.
Joones tries to bum rush Schmidt with a series of wild strikes but Schmidt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joones tries to bum rush Schmidt with a series of wild strikes but Schmidt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Schmidt.
Joones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Joones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schmidt connects with a solid leg kick.
Schmidt throws a head kick that Joones semi-blocks.
Joones throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Schmidt counters with a nice body kick.
Schmidt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Schmidt - that will leave a mark!
Joones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schmidt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Joones if he has to take too many more of those.
Joones throws a sloppy head kick
and Schmidt counters with a low kick, right behind Joones 's knee.
Schmidt scores with a push kick.
A good leg kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Joones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Schmidt.
Joones misses with the combination.
Schmidt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Joones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schmidt circles away quickly and effectively.
Schmidt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Schmidt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Schmidt. Joones shrugs it off though.
Joones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schmidt. Schmidt obviously looking to wear him down.
Some wild striking there from Joones.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schmidt. That's going to slow Joones down.
Joones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joones throws a series of punches but Schmidt moves out of range.
Joones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Schmidt is looking to slow Joones down with leg kicks.
Joones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schmidt can pounce on him.
Joones thows a leg kick but Schmidt checks it
and Schmidt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Schmidt scores with a kick to the body.
Schmidt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Joones cracks Schmidt with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Joones misses the target.
Schmidt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schmidt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt takes one to the chin there.
Schmidt throws a nice head kick!
Joones throws a head kick that misses.
Joones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schmidt. Schmidt obviously looking to wear him down.
Schmidt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schmidt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joones. That did some damage!
Schmidt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joones.
Joones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schmidt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joones's sensitive parts.
Joones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Joones tries to land a body kick
and Schmidt counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Schmidt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schmidt throws a leg kick which misses Joones's front leg but catches the back leg as Joones tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schmidt.
Joones throws a series of punches but Schmidt moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schmidt, right into the meat.
Schmidt lands a head kick!
Joones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schmidt lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt thows a body kick. Joones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Joones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schmidt counters with a thumping low kick.
Schmidt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schmidt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joones. That did some damage!
Schmidt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schmidt.
Schmidt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schmidt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schmidt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joones's sensitive parts.
Schmidt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Joones misses with a kick to the body
and Schmidt counters with a low kick, right behind Joones 's knee.
Joones misses with a double jab.
Schmidt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schmidt lands a high kick!
Schmidt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Schmidt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joones can do to turn this around?
Schmidt takes the fight into the clinch.
Joones is looking to break free of the clinch but Schmidt has double underhooks.
Schmidt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joones is trying to break free.
Schmidt throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hedwig Schmidt clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hedwig Schmidt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schmidt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Joones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joones misses with a double jab
and Schmidt counters with a leg kick.
Joones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schmidt's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Schmidt duly obliges.
A lazy body kick from Joones
and Schmidt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Schmidt throws a combination. Joones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Joones scores with a nice strike.
Schmidt drops his hands momentarily and Joones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Schmidt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Joones misses with the combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Joones as he connects with a hook.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Joones misses with a straight left.
Joones lands with a shot to the body.
Schmidt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joones's calf.
Joones misses with a body kick.
Schmidt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Joones's head.
Schmidt lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joones loads up on a big right hand but Schmidt slips the punch.
Schmidt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joones.
Joones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schmidt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Schmidt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schmidt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Schmidt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Schmidt!
Schmidt feints and then cracks Joones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joones down.
Schmidt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schmidt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joones misses with a combination
and Schmidt counters with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schmidt, right into the meat.
A head kick from Schmidt lands but Joones takes it in his stride.
Joones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schmidt moves away from the strike by Joones.
Joones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schmidt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt misses with the combination.
Joones throws a solid leg kick but Schmidt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joones.
Schmidt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schmidt lands with a kick to the temple. Joones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Joones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schmidt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joones.
Schmidt thumps Joones with a low kick.
Schmidt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joones.
The fighters circling - Joones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schmidt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Joones throws a series of punches but Schmidt avoids them all with ease.
Good leg kick by Schmidt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt avoids the head kick by Joones.
Schmidt thuds his shin into the meat of Joones's side.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Schmidt - that will leave a mark!
Schmidt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joones's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schmidt.
Schmidt pushes Joones away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schmidt cracks the inside of Joones's front leg.
Joones tried to score with a low kick but Schmidt checks it.
Schmidt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joones's sensitive parts.
Schmidt fakes the leg kick and cracks Joones in the body.
Joones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schmidt can pounce on him.
Schmidt scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice combination there by Joones.
Schmidt throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schmidt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schmidt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schmidt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joones throws out the jab.
Joones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schmidt on the side of the head.
Schmidt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schmidt.
Schmidt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Joones will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schmidt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schmidt.
Danga de danga de dang - Schmidt scores with a four punch combination!
Joones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Schmidt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joones.
Joones throws a head kick that misses.
Schmidt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Schmidt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice body kick there by Schmidt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schmidt, right into the meat.
Joones throws a combination that misses
and Schmidt counters with a good low kick that Joones was not able to check.
Joones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schmidt counters with a thumping low kick.
Schmidt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schmidt is looking to slow Joones down with leg kicks.
Schmidt tries to bum rush Joones with a series of wild strikes but Joones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Schmidt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joones's calf.
Schmidt pushes Joones away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hedwig Schmidt had his way with Joon Joones in that round.
The cut man is working on Hedwig Schmidt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Schmidt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Joones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Schmidt - the referee stops the clock and Joones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Schmidt. Joones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Schmidt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joones.
Joones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joones connects with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Schmidt!
Schmidt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joones connects with a high kick.
Joones throws a head kick that misses
and Schmidt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Joones swings for the body but Schmidt moves out of range.
Schmidt avoids the head kick by Joones.
Crunch! Schmidt slams his shin into Joones's torso.
Schmidt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joones.
Schmidt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Joones working hard to break the clinch.
Schmidt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Joones is trying to break the clinch but Schmidt is controlling him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Schmidt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joones has him pressed against the cage.
Schmidt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joones throws a body kick the misses
and Schmidt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Joones's knee momentarily.
Joones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schmidt, right into the meat.
Joones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joones throws a body kick that misses.
Schmidt cracks the inside of Joones's front leg.
Schmidt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schmidt's head backwards.
Joones throws a lazy head kick
and Schmidt counters with a leg kick.
Schmidt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Schmidt throws a head kick that Joones semi-blocks.
Schmidt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schmidt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Danga de danga de dang - Schmidt scores with a four punch combination!
Schmidt scores with a push kick.
Schmidt connects with a solid leg kick.
Schmidt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joones's sensitive parts.
Schmidt lands with a nice combination. Joones backs away looking to recover.
Schmidt fakes the leg kick and cracks Joones in the body.
Schmidt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Schmidt throws a head kick that Joones semi-blocks.
Joones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Schmidt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joones fails to land with a series of punches.
Joones looks to land a combination but Schmidt avoids it well.
Schmidt lands a high kick!
Joones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schmidt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schmidt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joones.
Schmidt misses with a wild combination.
Schmidt throws a nice looking combination but Joones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joones tries to bum rush Schmidt with a series of wild strikes but Schmidt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schmidt.
Schmidt scores with a kick to the body.
Joones looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmidt is just out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Schmidt. Joones shrugs it off though.
Schmidt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Joones's head.
Joones tries to land a body kick
and Schmidt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Joones's knee momentarily.
Schmidt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Schmidt counters with a low kick, right behind Joones 's knee.
Schmidt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Schmidt lands with a slapping head kick.
Joones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schmidt moves away.
Schmidt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joones looks to land a combination but Schmidt avoids it well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Schmidt.
Schmidt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Joones if he has to take too many more of those.
Joones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schmidt thumps Joones with a low kick.
Schmidt misses with a double jab.
Schmidt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joones's sensitive parts.
Schmidt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Joones's head.
Schmidt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schmidt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Joones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schmidt throws a series of strikes that have Joones backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Schmidt.
Joones fails to land with a series of punches.
Schmidt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Joones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schmidt manages to avoid it.
Schmidt connects with a high kick.
Joones throws a right and a left that both miss.
A thudding body kick lands there by Schmidt!
Schmidt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Joones looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmidt is just out of range.
Hedwig Schmidt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schmidt throws a series of punches but Joones moves out of range.
Joones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schmidt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schmidt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Schmidt.
Joones scores with a hook to the body. Schmidt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schmidt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schmidt.
Schmidt lands a high kick!
Joon Joones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joones tries to land a body kick
and Schmidt counters with a good low kick that Joones was not able to check.
Schmidt moves out of range of the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hedwig Schmidt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schmidt 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hedwig Schmidt!
Hedwig Schmidt is the new lightweight champion!
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