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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cottoneye Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe's entrance music is Cottoneye Joe. A fine choice. Cottoneye Joe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cottoneye Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by Schmidt.
Joe throws a right and a left that Schmidt avoids nicely.
Joe moves in looking to clinch but Schmidt pushes him off.
Schmidt lands a jab to the head.
Joe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schmidt pinned against the cage. Schmidt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Schmidt has Joe up against the cage in a clinch.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
Schmidt wants to stall.
Schmidt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joe's defenses.
It looks like Cottoneye Joe has been cut.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but Schmidt blocks with his arms.
Joe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joe tries to clinch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Schmidt slips a jab and a cross from Joe.
Joe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Schmidt.
Schmidt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joe circles away quickly and effectively.
Schmidt misses with a double jab.
Joe moves in looking to clinch but Schmidt pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot by Schmidt.
Schmidt misses with an uppercut.
Schmidt swats away the attempt to clinch by Joe.
Joe pushes Schmidt up against the cage in a clinch.
Schmidt managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
Schmidt scores a nice knee to the body.
Joe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schmidt trying to control the position but instead, Joe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schmidt into the cage.
Joe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Schmidt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Joe swats away the attempt to clinch by Schmidt.
Joe rushes Schmidt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schmidt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joe's defenses.
Joe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schmidt keeps the fight on the outside.
Joe wants to clinch.
Joe fails with a takedown attempt.
Schmidt misses with a few strikes there.
Joe tries to bum rush Schmidt with a series of wild strikes but Schmidt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A lazy left from Schmidt finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joe. Schmidt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Schmidt.
Cottoneye Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe missing with a left hand there. Schmidt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joe tries to clinch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Schmidt has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Schmidt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joe breaks from the clinch.
Schmidt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Joe. Those never looked like landing.
Joe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Schmidt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Schmidt blocks the leg kick.
Joe throws a leg kick but Schmidt checks it.
A head kick misses from Joe.
Schmidt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schmidt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Joe backs up against the cage.
Schmidt lands a slapping body shot.
Schmidt lands with a right hand.
Schmidt throws a jab but it's blocked by Joe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with a two punch combination.
Schmidt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schmidt gets tackled into the cage by Joe. Joe maintains the clinch.
Schmidt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Joe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmidt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schmidt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Joe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joe tries to clinch there but Schmidt circles away.
Schmidt circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Schmidt closes the distance and pushes Joe back into the cage.
Schmidt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joe is defending well for now.
Schmidt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe looking to throw knees to the head but Schmidt is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Schmidt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cottoneye Joe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch but Schmidt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schmidt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
David Schmidt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schmidt throws a looping overhand right but Joe ducks down to avoid it.
Cottoneye Joe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schmidt connects with a looping right hand.
Schmidt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like David Schmidt has been cut.
Joe tries to clinch up
and Schmidt counters with a three punch combo that has Joe backing up. Joe nods at Schmidt to acknowledge the strikes.
Joe closes the distance and clinches.
Joe has Schmidt pushed against the cage.
Schmidt leaning against his opponent.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but Schmidt blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Schmidt misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joe is defending well for now.
Schmidt missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Schmidt tries to break the clinch but Joe is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joe.
Joe can't break the clinch.
Schmidt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joe avoids it.
Schmidt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Joe lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schmidt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Schmidt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joe is one step ahead there.
Schmidt is trying to keep Joe in close.
Joe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schmidt is keeping the position for now.
Joe preventing the sweep.
Joe works over Schmidt with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe trying to control but Schmidt is working from the bottom.
Joe drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Schmidt dives on top into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmidt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Schmidt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Joe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Joe gets back to full guard.
Joe 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 fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schmidt wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
Joe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schmidt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schmidt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Joe keeping full guard, as Schmidt tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt controlling from the top position.
Schmidt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Schmidt advances to full mount.
Schmidt fails to advance to Joe's back.
Schmidt working for a submission but Joe is keeping him at bay.
Joe slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Schmidt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Joe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Joe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Schmidt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Schmidt's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Joe throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Joe looking to secure an arm triangle but Schmidt defends it well.
Schmidt is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
A nice elbow there by Joe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schmidt is looking to improve his position but Joe isn't that keen on the idea.
Schmidt tries to lock up and control but Joe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cottoneye Joe will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Joe fails to land with a series of punches.
Joe tries to clinch but Schmidt is having none of it.
Schmidt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Joe forces Schmidt back against the cage and clinches.
Schmidt leaning against his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Schmidt.
Schmidt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schmidt trying to control the position but instead, Joe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schmidt into the cage.
Schmidt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schmidt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joe is trying to maintain a safe position but Schmidt gets an underhook and turns Joe into the cage.
Schmidt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joe manages to break the clinch.
Joe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Joe is looking to clinch but Schmidt is avoiding it.
Schmidt works over Joe's head and body with a nice combination.
Joe scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schmidt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schmidt.
Joe has a takedown stuffed.
Joe wants to clinch.
Schmidt feints a jab promting Joe to slip. Schmidt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Joe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Schmidt as he connects with a hook.
Joe takes one on the button.
Schmidt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schmidt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Joe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good shot there by Schmidt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Schmidt misses the target.
Donk. Schmidt catches Joe right on the button with a cross.
Joe tries to clinch but Schmidt moves away
and Schmidt counters with a nice uppercut.
Joe misses with a wild combination.
Schmidt defending well as Joe loads up on a big left hand.
David Schmidt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schmidt lands a two punch combo.
Schmidt misses with a few strikes there.
Joe fails to land with a series of punches.
Joe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Joe wants to clinch.
Joe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Joe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joe tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt lands a nice shot to the body.
Joe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Joe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Schmidt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joe tries to bum rush Schmidt with a series of wild strikes but Schmidt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schmidt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
Joe dodges the punch combination from Schmidt.
Schmidt swinging wildly here.
Schmidt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joe is looking to clinch.
Joe drops his hands momentarily and Schmidt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Schmidt throws a jab but it's blocked by Joe.
Schmidt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Joe tries to clinch but Schmidt is having none of it.
Joe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schmidt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Schmidt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Schmidt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joe tries to clinch there but Schmidt circles away.
Joe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Schmidt eats them both and turns towards Joe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joe misses with a head kick.
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schmidt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schmidt misses with a few strikes there.
Joe takes the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joe breaks the clinch.
Schmidt keeps the fight on the outside.
Joe throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cottoneye Joe.
I think Joe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cottoneye Joe!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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