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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Woodgate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Schafer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Schafer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Woodgate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Schafer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodgate fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schafer avoids it really well and circles away.
Schafer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Woodgate tries to bench press Schafer off him but Schafer keeps the position.
Woodgate is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Schafer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Woodgate is looking for a sweep. Schafer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Schafer there.
Schafer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Woodgate defending well though.
Schafer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Woodgate defending well though.
Woodgate lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Schafer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Woodgate defending well though.
Schafer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Woodgate slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Schafer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Woodgate 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodgate throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Schafer pushing down on Woodgate's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Woodgate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schafer.
Schafer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schafer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Woodgate wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woodgate gets back to full guard.
Schafer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Woodgate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schafer is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schafer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Woodgate lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Schafer!
Schafer is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodgate connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Woodgate pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Schafer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Woodgate in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Woodgate is breathing heavily.
Woodgate with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Woodgate.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woodgate fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Schafer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schafer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Woodgate lands a nice shot to the head.
Schafer is bucking up trying to escape but Woodgate cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodgate lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Schafer hang on?
Schafer is rocked!
Schafer is in a horrible position here. Woodgate smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Schafer tries to lock up and control but Woodgate gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Woodgate is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Woodgate connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Woodgate looking to finish with strikes here!
Schafer is trying desperately to improve position.
Woodgate is landing with some decent strikes but Schafer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Schafer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Schafer really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Schafer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Woodgate.
Schafer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Schafer is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Schafer is looking to get to half guard.
Woodgate in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woodgate connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Woodgate thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Woodgate dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schafer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Schafer.
Schafer working the ground and pound but Woodgate is defending the strikes.
Woodgate is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Schafer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Woodgate keeps working.
Woodgate works his way to full guard. Good work.
Schafer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Woodgate scores with a nice shot.
Schafer throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schafer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Woodgate will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Schafer preventing the sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Woodgate fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Schafer sprawls well initially but Woodgate persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodgate winds up and cracks Schafer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Woodgate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Woodgate is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Schafer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Woodgate's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Woodgate's back!
Schafer throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Woodgate tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Woodgate really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Schafer landing strikes from the mount.
Woodgate swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Woodgate working to try and regain half guard.
Schafer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Woodgate flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Schafer punishing his opponent with strikes.
Woodgate takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Woodgate is trying to escape the mount.
Woodgate regains half guard.
Woodgate missing with punches from the bottom.
Woodgate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schafer.
Schafer prevents Woodgate from improving his position.
Schafer winds up and cracks Woodgate with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Woodgate tries to get to full guard but Schafer has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schafer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Woodgate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schafer.
Woodgate is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice uppercut lands for Schafer. That snapped Woodgate's head back.
James Woodgate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schafer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Woodgate lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Schafer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Woodgate flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Schafer prevents Woodgate from improving his position.
Schafer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Woodgate keeps working.
Woodgate on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Woodgate tries to get out of the position.
Schafer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schafer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Woodgate is looking for a sweep. Schafer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Woodgate misses with a takedown
and Schafer counters with a single leg into guard. Woodgate didn't expect that.
Woodgate bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schafer's guard.
Woodgate is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Woodgate works over Schafer with some ground and pound from guard.
Schafer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Schafer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Woodgate can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Woodgate scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Schafer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Woodgate misses with a takedown attempt
and Schafer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Woodgate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schafer trying to control the position from guard on top but Woodgate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schafer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schafer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Woodgate's head.
Schafer won't allow Woodgate to sweep him here.
Schafer lands a couple of elbows.
Woodgate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schafer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Woodgate's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Woodgate with a lazy takedown attempt
and Schafer counters by moving into the clinch.
Schafer manages to break the clinch.
Schafer works over Woodgate's head and body with a nice combination.
Woodgate with a lazy takedown attempt
and Schafer counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Woodgate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Woodgate shoots and misses
and Schafer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Woodgate won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woodgate gets back to half guard.
Schafer wants to stand up but Woodgate is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodgate moves into full guard.
Woodgate wants to sweep but no luck.
Schafer is looking to work some ground and pound but Woodgate has wrist control.
Schafer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James Woodgate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Woodgate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schafer.
Woodgate keeping moving, preventing Schafer from controlling successfully.
Woodgate scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Schafer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Woodgate tries for a takedown but Schafer circles away easily
and Schafer counters with a thumping low kick.
James Woodgate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woodgate shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schafer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Schafer has his foot on Woodgate's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Woodgate works his way back into a safe position though.
Woodgate makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Schafer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Woodgate defends it easily.
Woodgate working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Woodgate content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Woodgate has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Woodgate throws a strike but Schafer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Schafer stopping the sweep attempt from Woodgate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schafer lands a couple of elbows.
Woodgate is looking to sweep but instead, Schafer has passed into half guard.
Woodgate throws a strike from the bottom but Schafer passes into side control!
Check out the look on Schafer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Woodgate tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schafer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Woodgate is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Woodgate is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Schafer off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Schafer wants to get back to his feet.
Woodgate lands a shot to the head.
Woodgate lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Woodgate softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Woodgate connects with a big shot to the side of Schafer's head.
Schafer trying to get back to his feet but Woodgate is in full control for now.
Schafer covers up after that shot from Woodgate.
Schafer breaks Woodgate's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Schafer throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Schafer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schafer 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Schafer!
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RATING
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