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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Howard Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Masvidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmidt comes into the arena with B.Y.O.B by System of a Down blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Howard Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jorge Masvidal!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masvidal scores with the left hand. Schmidt knows he should have avoided that one.
Masvidal avoids the head kick by Schmidt.
Masvidal just misses with a punch to the body.
Masvidal moves in looking to clinch but Schmidt pushes him off.
Masvidal looks to land a combination but Schmidt avoids it well.
Schmidt blocks a head kick by Masvidal.
Schmidt keeps the fight on the outside.
Masvidal misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Masvidal blocks the leg kick.
Schmidt lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Jorge Masvidal has been cut.
Schmidt looks to land a left hand but Masvidal moved out of range nicely.
Masvidal lands a right hook to the body.
Schmidt tries to score with a low kick but Masvidal moves his leg out of the way.
Masvidal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Masvidal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masvidal throws a chopping leg kick but Schmidt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Schmidt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal feints and then cracks Schmidt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schmidt down.
Masvidal paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Masvidal catches Schmidt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Masvidal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Masvidal drops Schmidt with a beautiful combination! Schmidt stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Masvidal is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masvidal misses with a body kick.
Jorge Masvidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Schmidt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Masvidal closes the distance and clinches.
Masvidal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Masvidal lands a left hand.
Masvidal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Masvidal tries to circle away but Schmidt has him pinned against the cage.
Schmidt wants to stall.
Masvidal is trying to maintain a safe position but Schmidt gets an underhook and turns Masvidal into the cage.
A short uppercut from Masvidal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal works on Schmidt's body with a couple of short punches.
Schmidt trying to stall but Masvidal improves his position.
Masvidal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Masvidal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Masvidal blocks an uppercut.
Schmidt pushes Masvidal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Masvidal is trying to break the clinch but Schmidt has him pressed against the cage.
Masvidal wants to break free but Schmidt has control.
Schmidt looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Schmidt fails to land.
Masvidal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Masvidal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Schmidt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masvidal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masvidal tries to break the clinch but Schmidt is controlling the position.
Schmidt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Masvidal has him pressed against the cage.
Schmidt can't break the clinch.
Schmidt crunches a lovely knee into Masvidal's ribcage.
Masvidal tries to circle away but Schmidt has him pinned against the cage.
Masvidal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schmidt wants to break free but Masvidal has control.
Masvidal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Schmidt is trying to force a seperation but Masvidal has the dominant position.
Schmidt looking to slow down the pace here.
Masvidal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schmidt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Masvidal looks gassed!
Masvidal is looking to chop away at Schmidt's legs.
Schmidt wants to clinch.
Schmidt drops his hands momentarily and Masvidal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Masvidal throws a sloppy head kick
and Schmidt counters with a nice uppercut.
Masvidal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schmidt just misses with a punch to the body.
Schmidt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal misses the shot to the body.
Masvidal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schmidt manages to avoid it.
Masvidal throws out a leg kick but Schmidt moves out of range and Masvidal only half commits.
Masvidal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schmidt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schmidt misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Masvidal on the inside.
Schmidt missing with knees to the body.
Schmidt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schmidt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Masvidal has had enough of the clinch but Schmidt keeps him there for the moment.
Schmidt lands a nice knee to the body.
Schmidt lands a knee to the body.
Schmidt blocks an uppercut.
Schmidt is looking to break free of the clinch but Masvidal has double underhooks.
Masvidal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masvidal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Schmidt.
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!
Schmidt breaks from the clinch.
Schmidt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masvidal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Masvidal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Masvidal'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 jab from Masvidal does it's job there.
Schmidt tries a head kick but it misses.
Masvidal tries to land a leg kick but Schmidt saw it coming and moves away.
Schmidt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Masvidal fails to land with a series of punches.
Masvidal throws a hook but Schmidt blocks it.
A jab from Masvidal misses.
A head kick misses from Schmidt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masvidal misses with a combination
and Schmidt counters with a big head kick but Masvidal shrugs it off.
Schmidt misses with a series of wild punches.
Schmidt blocks a head kick by Masvidal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt is looking to clinch but Masvidal is avoiding it.
Schmidt tries a head kick but it misses.
Masvidal tries to clinch up but Schmidt circles away and keeps his distance.
Masvidal tries to close the distance and clinch but Schmidt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schmidt checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Masvidal. That snapped Schmidt's head back.
Masvidal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schmidt takes a swing at Masvidal's ribcage but misses.
Schmidt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Schmidt. Masvidal shrugs it off though.
Masvidal is breathing heavily.
Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masvidal.
Nice uppercut there from Schmidt.
That has opened up Jorge Masvidal's cut even more.
Masvidal tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt moves in looking to clinch but Masvidal pushes him off.
Schmidt moves in looking to clinch but Masvidal pushes him off.
Masvidal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schmidt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidt looks to clinch
and Masvidal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Masvidal.
Schmidt lands a hook that snaps the head of Masvidal backwards.
Schmidt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masvidals head.
Schmidt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Schmidt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masvidal's efforts to push away.
Schmidt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Masvidal has a couple of punches blocked by Schmidt.
Schmidt scores with a knee to the head.
Schmidt tries to work over Masvidal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schmidt tries to land a knee to the head but Masvidal blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Masvidal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Schmidt looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Schmidt tries a body shot but Masvidal blocks it.
Schmidt can't find room to land a body shot as Masvidal controls the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Masvidal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Masvidal misses with a punch on the inside.
Masvidal tries to circle away but Schmidt has him pinned against the cage.
Schmidt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Masvidal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Masvidal digs a right hand underneath Schmidt's ribcage. Schmidt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Schmidt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schmidt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schmidt.
Schmidt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Masvidal has him pressed against the cage.
Masvidal can't break the clinch.
Masvidal is looking to break free of the clinch but Schmidt has double underhooks.
Schmidt scores a nice knee to the body.
Schmidt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schmidt swings wildly with an uppercut but Masvidal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schmidt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schmidt is trying to break the clinch but Masvidal is controlling him.
Schmidt scores a nice knee to the body.
Schmidt tries to stall but Masvidal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schmidt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Masvidal's brow.
Masvidal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schmidt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masvidal's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt wants to break free but Masvidal has control.
Masvidal blocking some punches.
Schmidt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schmidt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masvidal pushes Schmidt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masvidal has had enough of the clinch but Schmidt keeps him there for the moment.
Schmidt is looking to control Masvidal's arms but Masvidal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schmidt has his back to the cage.
Masvidal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Schmidt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masvidal.
Schmidt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Masvidal manages to break the clinch.
Masvidal misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schmidt. Masvidal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masvidal cracks Schmidt with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masvidal lands with an overhand left.
Masvidal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masvidal blocks a head kick by Schmidt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Schmidt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Masvidal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Masvidal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masvidal throws a chopping leg kick but Schmidt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Schmidt is looking to clinch but Masvidal is avoiding it.
Masvidal looks to throw the jab but Schmidt is out of range.
Masvidal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masvidal lands a two punch combo.
Masvidal throws a head kick that half lands.
Masvidal thows a body shot but no joy.
Masvidal wants to clinch up but Schmidt keeps it at a distance.
Masvidal misses with a body shot.
Schmidt moves out of range of the body kick.
Masvidal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schmidt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masvidal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schmidt manages to avoid it.
Jorge Masvidal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masvidal.
Good shot there by Schmidt.
Schmidt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Masvidal.
Masvidal throws a hook to the side of Schmidt's head but Schmidt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masvidal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Schmidt misses.
A low kick from Masvidal misses
and Schmidt counters with a solid body kick.
Schmidt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schmidt throws a nice head kick!
A head kick from Schmidt lands but Masvidal takes it in his stride.
The cut above Jorge Masvidal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Schmidt throws a body punch but Masvidal moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal blocks a head kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Masvidal lands a really nice looking cross but Schmidt seems unphased.
Masvidal misses with a two punch combination.
Masvidal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmidt tried to score with a low kick but Masvidal checks it.
Schmidt staying out of range there.
Masvidal tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Schmidt counters with a good low kick that Masvidal was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masvidal takes a swing at Schmidt's ribcage but misses.
Masvidal checks a leg kick.
Schmidt throws an overhand right that lands on Masvidal's shoulder, as Masvidal tries to avoid the shot.
Masvidal loads up on a big right hand but Schmidt slips the punch.
Schmidt tries to bum rush Masvidal with a series of wild strikes but Masvidal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schmidt's hands.
Masvidal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Howard Schmidt is winning the standup battle so far.
Masvidal dips to his left and cracks Schmidt with an uppercut!
Schmidt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Masvidal wants to clinch up but Schmidt keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Schmidt.
Masvidal defending well as Schmidt loads up on a big left hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Masvidal.
Schmidt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jorge Masvidal's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Schmidt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schmidt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Masvidal scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schmidt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masvidal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Masvidal misses.
Masvidal throws a leg kick that misses.
Masvidal tries to work over Schmidt's front leg with a kick but Schmidt checks it.
Masvidal jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Schmidt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmidt misses the shot to the body.
Schmidt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schmidt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Howard 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Howard Schmidt!
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energy
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