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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Schuman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Schuman had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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185 cm
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230 lbs
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202 cm
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277 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Schuman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vito Corleone! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Corleone forces Schuman back against the cage and clinches. Schuman blocks an elbow strike. Corleone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schuman.
Schuman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Corleone is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Nice elbow from Corleone. Corleone throws an elbow but it misses.
Schuman can't get the takedown.
Corleone tries to work over Schuman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Schuman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Schuman tries to land a sweep but no joy. Corleone trying to control the position from guard on top but Schuman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Schuman wants to stand and escape but Corleone is having none of it. Schuman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Schuman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Corleone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Schuman looking for a guillotine here but Corleone defends easily.
Corleone passes Schuman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Schuman trying to hold on to Corleone's head to control him but Corleone postures up.
Schuman looking for submissions off his back. Schuman with the active half guard here but Corleone passes nicely into side control. Schuman is breathing heavily. Schuman gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Corleone passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Schuman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Corleone looking to control but Schuman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Corleone cracks Schuman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Schuman tries to reverse the position but Corleone maintains control. Corleone avoids the attempt from Schuman to control. Corleone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Corleone landing strikes from the mount and Schuman is in trouble! Corleone wants to control the pace but Schuman is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Schuman tries to reverse the position but Corleone maintains control. Corleone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schuman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Schuman regains half guard. Schuman kicks Corleone off and gets back to his feet. A cross from Schuman lands.
It looks like Vito Corleone has been cut. Schuman cracks Corleone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Corleone keeps the fight on the outside. Corleone doesn't manage to clinch there - Schuman circles away.
Schuman throws a low kick but Corleone avoids it. Vito Corleone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Schuman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Schuman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch but Schuman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A leg kick checked by Corleone. Schuman rushes Corleone and presses him up against the cage. Corleone stalling in the clinch but Schuman improves position. Corleone stops a takedown attempt from Schuman.
Schuman dodges an elbow strike from Corleone.
Come on Schuman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Corleone lands a damaging elbow. Schuman ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Schuman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Schuman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schuman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Corleone passes into side control.
Schuman tries to buck Corleone off but Corleone is having none of it. Corleone decides to stand up, so the ref orders Schuman to his feet. Schuman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Schuman throws a body punch but Corleone moves out of range. Schuman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corleone bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Schuman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Corleone works the jab nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vito Corleone will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Vito Corleone's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Corleone misses with a series of wild punches.
Corleone lands a jab-cross combination. A nice inside leg kick there by Schuman. That's going to slow Corleone down. Schuman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Corleone is fending him off so far but Schuman persists. Nope, Corleone circles away and we're back to standing. Corleone lands a high kick!
Schuman moves into the clinch. Corleone is trying to break free. Schuman keeps control of Corleone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Schuman turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Schuman tries to advance to mount but Corleone denies him. Corleone manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Schuman trying to get back to full guard but Corleone takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Schuman tries to reverse the position but Corleone maintains control. Corleone avoids the attempt from Schuman to control. Schuman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Schuman trying to control but Corleone postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Schuman tries to get to full guard but Corleone has control of the leg. Schuman punching from the bottom.
Schuman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Schuman tries to get out of the position. Schuman gets back to full guard.
Schuman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Corleone is one step ahead there. Schuman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Corleone's guard. Schuman trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Schuman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Corleone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Corleone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Schuman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Corleone swivels though and keeps the full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Schuman trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Corleone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schuman manages to get himself to full guard.
Schuman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Corleone has passed into side control.
Corleone is putting a hurting on Schuman here, landing some big shots from side control. Corleone wants to take a breather but Schuman manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Corleone.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Corleone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Corleone preventing the sweep. Corleone chips away with some ground and pound. Schuman looking for a guillotine here but Corleone defends easily.
Corleone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Schuman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Schuman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Schuman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Corleone! Schuman is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Corleone has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Schuman has control of Corleone's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Corleone regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Corleone defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Schuman. Schuman looking to control but Corleone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Schuman dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Vito Corleone's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Corleone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schuman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corleone swats him away and circles back towards the center. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schuman. Schuman closes the distance and clinches. Corleone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Corleone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Corleone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Schuman pulls him back up using the underhooks. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Schuman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Schuman wants the takedown. Corleone is fighting it off but Schuman persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Corleone's guard against the cage. Corleone is trying to keep Schuman in close.
Schuman chips away with some ground and pound. Schuman trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Corleone scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Schuman wants to stand but Corleone is controlling his posture from full guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Schuman wants to stand and escape but instead Corleone has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Corleone distracts Schuman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Schuman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Corleone is one step ahead there. Dan Schuman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Schuman trying to control the position.
Corleone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Corleone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Schuman looking to control.
Schuman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Schuman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Corleone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Schuman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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. Schuman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Schuman stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet. Corleone tries to keep at a distance but Schuman has taken the fight into the clinch. Corleone lands an elbow that stopped Schuman in his tracks for a moment. Schuman has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Corleone is trying to keep an underhook but Schuman manages to get the takedown into half guard. Corleone missing with punches from the bottom.
Schuman wants to take a breather but Corleone is having none of it. Corleone tries to roll over but Schuman keeps him under control. Schuman is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Corleone!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Corleone is looking to get to half guard. Corleone regains half guard. Corleone moves into full guard.
Schuman looking to sit in guard and control but Corleone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Schuman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Corleone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Schuman 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. Schuman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Corleone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Corleone thows a big elbow that misses. Schuman keeping full guard, as Corleone tries to pass. Schuman tries to land a sweep but no joy. Schuman kicks Corleone off and gets to his feet. Schuman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Schuman stands up and we're back to a striking position. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Corleone looks to clinch and Schuman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Corleone! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Corleone is desperately trying to improve his position but Schuman has a good base and remains in mount. Corleone is bucking up trying to escape but Schuman cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Schuman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Corleone is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight! Dan Schuman showed his dominance in that final round. Well Schuman 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28 Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Schuman!
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energy
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mgr
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RATING
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