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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Sandahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Schaefer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Sandahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Schaefer !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schaefer connects with a looping right hand.
Schaefer walks into a straight right hand from Sandahl.
Schaefer misses with a takedown
and Sandahl counters with a straight right hand.
Schaefer throws a head kick but Sandahl moves out of range.
Schaefer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sandahl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schaefer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Schaefer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sandahl is keeping the position for now.
Schaefer trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandahl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sandahl knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schaefer on the ground.
Schaefer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sandahl kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jason Schaefer .
Schaefer looks to throw a body kick
and Sandahl counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Schaefer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Schaefer shoots in but no luck this time.
Marcus Sandahl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Schaefer .
Schaefer dodges the punch combination from Sandahl.
Sandahl throws a right and a left that Schaefer avoids nicely.
Schaefer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Schaefer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandahl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schaefer fails with a takedown attempt.
Schaefer fails with the takedown.
Sandahl misses with a double jab.
Sandahl plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sandahl misses with the combination.
Sandahl scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sandahl is breathing heavily.
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!
Schaefer fails with a takedown attempt.
Jason Schaefer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaefer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sandahl avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Schaefer tries to clinch up but Sandahl circles away and keeps his distance.
Schaefer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sandahl on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Schaefer misses with a few strikes there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sandahl.
Sandahl misses with the body kick
and Schaefer counters with a shoot takedown. Sandahl fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaefer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sandahl's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandahl wants to get back to his feet but Schaefer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jason Schaefer hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sandahl throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Schaefer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sandahl's corner calls for a 1-2. Sandahl obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schaefer shoots in but Sandahl avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Schaefer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sandahl defends it nicely.
Sandahl lands a high kick!
Sandahl takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab lands there for Sandahl.
Schaefer drives through with a takedown into Sandahl's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Schaefer trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandahl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jason Schaefer hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Schaefer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sandahl as he avoids it easily.
Marcus Sandahl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Schaefer .
Schaefer is breathing heavily.
Sandahl looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marcus Sandahl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schaefer fails to land the takedown.
Schaefer shoots in and drives through. Sandahl sprawls well.
Marcus Sandahl is winning the standup battle so far.
Schaefer fails to land the takedown.
Sandahl misses with a head kick.
Schaefer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sandahl avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandahl throws a right hand that Schaefer ducks under and follows up with a left that Schaefer also avoids with ease.
Sandahl scores with a nice body kick.
Schaefer tries to clinch there but Sandahl circles away.
Sandahl keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some wild striking there from Sandahl.
Schaefer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaefer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sandahl stalks Schaefer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Schaefer 's face. Schaefer staggers backwards, shaken.
Sandahl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schaefer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sandahl defends it nicely.
Schaefer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sandahl sprawls well. Sandahl wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Schaefer gets slowly back to his feet.
Sandahl throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaefer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Schaefer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sandahl avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Sandahl. No joy for Schaefer on that attempt.
Sandahl lands a head kick!
Sandahl throws a series of strikes that have Schaefer backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sandahl throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Sandahl dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Schaefer fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Sandahl does no damage.
Schaefer wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Sandahl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandahl lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Schaefer dodges the punch combination from Sandahl.
Schaefer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sandahl!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaefer looking to finish Sandahl with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sandahl!
Sandahl on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sandahl tries to get out of the position.
Schaefer punching from mount but Sandahl doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Schaefer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Schaefer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Schaefer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaefer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jason Schaefer .
Schaefer shoots for a double leg takedown but Sandahl sprawls well. He's pushed Schaefer 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sandahl stuffs the takedown.
Marcus Sandahl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Schaefer .
Sandahl stuffs the takedown attempt from Schaefer . Schaefer gets slowly back to his feet.
Schaefer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sandahl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sandahl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaefer shoots in for a takedown but Sandahl shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Schaefer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sandahl but Sandahl pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Schaefer wants to clinch.
Schaefer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sandahl is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A left and a right from Sandahl both land. Nice combination.
Sandahl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Schaefer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schaefer 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Schaefer !
Jason Schaefer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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