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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cam Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Schulte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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217 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cam Stroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Schulte!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulte connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schulte throws a good cross that connects.
Schulte works the jab nicely.
Schulte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stroud circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Stroud misses.
Schulte shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stroud manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stroud seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Stroud being controlled here, momentarily.
Stroud wants to sweep but no luck.
Stroud on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stroud tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte lands a couple of digs.
Schulte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stroud utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stroud keeping moving, preventing Schulte from controlling successfully.
Schulte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stroud swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schulte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stroud can't keep his opponent in guard - Schulte advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Schulte scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Schulte thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stroud's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stroud doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Schulte.
Stroud is trying to get back to full guard.
Schulte wants to free his trapped foot but Stroud is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulte throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schulte is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Stroud to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Schulte wants to control from the top but Stroud keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stroud is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schulte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schulte steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stroud. That one must have hurt.
Schulte looks gassed!
Stroud throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Schulte there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Brian Schulte has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Schulte checks a leg kick.
Schulte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stroud tried to score with a low kick but Schulte checks it.
Stroud thows a body kick. Schulte tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stroud with a nice cross.
Stroud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cam Stroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stroud tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Schulte is able to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroud throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stroud moves out of range as Schulte strikes.
Schulte misses with a low kick as Stroud jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Stroud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Schulte'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.
Schulte will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schulte moves away from the strike by Stroud.
Stroud throws a head kick but Schulte moves out of range.
Stroud throws a head kick but Schulte moves out of range.
Schulte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stroud throws a big shot that misses.
Stroud thows a leg kick but Schulte checks it
and Schulte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stroud thinking.
Schulte checks the leg kick.
Stroud throws a leg kick
and Schulte counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stroud on the side of the head.
Schulte digs a good hook to Stroud's body.
Nice cross by Schulte.
A combination from Stroud does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stroud checks it well.
Schulte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stroud takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stroud looks to land a body kick but Schulte moved away.
Stroud misses with a combination
and Schulte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stroud thinking.
Schulte checks the leg kick.
Schulte swinging wildly here.
Stroud throws a head kick but Schulte moves out of range.
Schulte jabs at Stroud's body.
Stroud throws a chopping leg kick but Schulte manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schulte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schulte scoring well with a low kick there.
Stroud walks into a jab.
Schulte stalks Stroud and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stroud's face. Stroud staggers backwards, shaken.
Stroud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schulte.
Stroud tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schulte scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stroud misses with a leg kick.
Stroud clinches but Schulte breaks the clinch
and Schulte counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Stroud misses.
Schulte misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stroud throws a solid leg kick but Schulte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stroud.
Stroud throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stroud stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schulte.
Stroud swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Schulte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Schulte moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stroud throws a head kick but Schulte moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Stroud.
Stroud takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schulte shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stroud napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Schulte controlling the position from side mount.
Schulte landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulte looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schulte wants to control but Stroud is keeping him busy.
Schulte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schulte is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stroud manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Schulte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Schulte's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Schulte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stroud.
Stroud slips under a jab from Schulte.
Stroud swings away with a body shot that misses
and Schulte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stroud misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Schulte blocks the leg kick.
Stroud scores with a nice body kick.
Schulte checks a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Stroud misses
and Schulte decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stroud's guard.
Schulte passes into half guard.
Stroud is staying active underneath Schulte, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stroud keeping hold of Schulte's head, controlling as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schulte.
Schulte scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Schulte wants to free his trapped foot but Stroud is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Schulte thows a huge punch but Stroud dodges it nicely.
Stroud blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schulte.
Schulte missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schulte is trying to control. Stroud wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Schulte is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Schulte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schulte missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schulte is nestled in close to Stroud, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Schulte throws a strike but Stroud avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stroud holds on and takes a little breather.
Stroud utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schulte lands a couple of digs.
Schulte postures up in Stroud's guard and throws a big left but Stroud blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schulte trying to control but Stroud is working from the bottom.
Schulte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schulte trying to control but Stroud is working from the bottom.
Schulte might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stroud kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Schulte missing there with some ground and pound from the 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.
Schulte wants to control from the top but Stroud keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Schulte misses with a looping right.
Schulte sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stroud misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Stroud there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stroud swings away with a body shot that misses
and Schulte counters with a takedown into side control.
Stroud is trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schulte throws a strike aimed at the side of Stroud's head but Stroud avoids it well.
Stroud is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Brian Schulte just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Brian Schulte's cut.
That's time! Stroud's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Schulte.
Nice defenses there by Stroud.
Schulte avoids the head kick by Stroud.
Schulte moves out of range of the leg kick from Stroud.
Stroud tries to clinch but Schulte moves out of range.
Good work by Stroud as he checks the leg kick.
Stroud is looking to land body kicks.
Schulte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stroud can pounce on him.
Stroud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schulte checks a low kick from Stroud.
Stroud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte misses with a wild body shot.
Schulte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stroud does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Schulte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stroud on the side of the head.
A low kick from Stroud is predictable there
and Schulte counters with a shoot takedown. Stroud fights it but they end up in guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Schulte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schulte keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stroud's head.
Schulte is working Stroud over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Schulte postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Schulte wants to control from the top but Stroud keeps moving.
Schulte looking to pass the guard.
Brian Schulte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte content to stall in guard here.
Schulte looking to pass the guard.
Schulte not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cam Stroud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Brian Schulte.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Schulte.
Stroud tries to buck Schulte off but Schulte is having none of it.
Schulte has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulte controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Schulte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schulte 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 38:38
Judge George Francis scores the fight 37:39
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 37:39
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Brian Schulte!
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hype
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