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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Schmuckatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Stigu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmuckatelli comes to the cage accompanied by Stay Here by SWANS. Stigu has chosen Sabrina-Boys as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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267 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
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198 cm
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252 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Schmuckatelli! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mr Stigu! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Schmuckatelli misses with a looping right. Stigu cracks Schmuckatelli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Stigu misses the jab. Schmuckatelli swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stigu counters with a nice leg kick. Stigu avoids the head kick by Schmuckatelli.
Stigu works over Schmuckatelli's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Joe Schmuckatelli has been cut. Stigu throws a chopping leg kick but Schmuckatelli manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Stigu throws a hook to the side of Schmuckatelli's head but Schmuckatelli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Stigu throws an overhand right that lands on Schmuckatelli's shoulder, as Schmuckatelli tries to avoid the shot. Stigu throws a leg kick but Schmuckatelli sees it coming and checks it nicely. Stigu lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Stigu slips a jab from Schmuckatelli. Schmuckatelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schmuckatelli misses with a hook. Schmuckatelli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Stigu throws a solid leg kick but Schmuckatelli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stigu. Stigu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schmuckatelli's calf. Schmuckatelli takes a swing at Stigu's ribcage but misses. Joe Schmuckatelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Schmuckatelli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schmuckatelli staying out of range there. Schmuckatelli clinches up with Stigu and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. With the fighters up against the cage, Schmuckatelli throws an elbow but misses. Stigu scores with a shoulder strike. Stigu tries to throw a body punch but Schmuckatelli avoids it by throwing Stigu back against the cage. Stigu misses with a punch on the inside.
Stigu misses with a hook from the clinch. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schmuckatelli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stigu's brow. Stigu lands with a right to the head. Stigu throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmuckatelli. Schmuckatelli misses with a body punch.
Stigu working hard to break the clinch. Stigu managing to block the knees to the body from Schmuckatelli.
A head punch on the inside from Stigu fails to land. Schmuckatelli blocking some punches.
Schmuckatelli lands an elbow inside that Stigu shrugs off. A short right hand to the side of the head by Schmuckatelli. Stigu manages to break the clinch.
Stigu dodges the punch combination from Schmuckatelli.
Stigu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Schmuckatelli throws a leg kick but Stigu moved away. Stigu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Schmuckatelli scores with a decent looking hook. Schmuckatelli misses with a wild combination.
Stigu scores with a leg kick.
Stigu looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmuckatelli is just out of range. Stigu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. A jab from Stigu misses. Stigu misses with a straight left. Stigu missing with a left hand there. Schmuckatelli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Stigu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schmuckatelli. Stigu misses with a straight left. Stigu dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Schmuckatelli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stigu manages to avoid it. Stigu lands a lovely overhand right. Schmuckatelli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Stigu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Schmuckatelli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stigu doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Schmuckatelli fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stigu is out of range. Stigu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Schmuckatelli swings away with a leg kick that misses. Stigu with a hook. Stigu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schmuckatelli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Stigu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stigu lands with an uppercut that bounces Schmuckatelli off the cage and back into range. Schmuckatelli throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Schmuckatelli tries to clinch there but Stigu circles away.
Stigu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Stigu feints and then cracks Schmuckatelli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schmuckatelli down. Schmuckatelli takes one to the chin there. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Stigu lands a body shot.
Stigu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Schmuckatelli. Schmuckatelli ducks under a wild hook from Stigu. Schmuckatelli cracks Stigu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Stigu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schmuckatelli's head backwards. Schmuckatelli moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Schmuckatelli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stigu blocks it with crossed arms. Stigu avoids the elbow strike from Schmuckatelli, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Schmuckatelli.
Stigu wants to get back to striking at distance but Schmuckatelli won't allow it.
Stigu lands a right hand. Stigu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Schmuckatelli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stigu takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Mr Stigu has been cut. Schmuckatelli throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stigu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stigu misses with a straight left. Sloppy strikes from Stigu. Those never looked like landing. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Schmuckatelli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Stigu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Schmuckatelli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stigu. Stigu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stigu loads up on a big right hand but Schmuckatelli slips the punch. Stigu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schmuckatelli at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Stigu dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action!
Schmuckatelli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stigu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Stigu misses with a series of wild punches.
Stigu misses with a looping right. Stigu throws a jab but it's blocked by Schmuckatelli. Schmuckatelli throws a combination that misses and Stigu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Schmuckatelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stigu.
Stigu lands with a nice combination. Schmuckatelli backs away looking to recover. Stigu throws a low kick but Schmuckatelli moves out of range easily. A nice inside leg kick there by Schmuckatelli. That's going to slow Stigu down. Schmuckatelli lands an overhand right. Schmuckatelli tries to work over Stigu's front leg with a kick but Stigu checks it. Stigu throws a jab but it's blocked by Schmuckatelli. Schmuckatelli moves out of range of the strikes. Stigu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Stigu connects with a body shot. Schmuckatelli throws a body punch but Stigu moves out of range. Stigu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schmuckatelli in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stigu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schmuckatelli sees it coming and avoids it easily. Stigu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Schmuckatelli misses with a looping left. Stigu throws a hook to the side of Schmuckatelli's head but Schmuckatelli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Schmuckatelli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stigu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Schmuckatelli clinches up against the cage. A nice glancing elbow lands by Schmuckatelli. Stigu takes an elbow to the temple. Stigu misses with an elbow over the top. Stigu misses with an elbow over the top. Stigu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Joe Schmuckatelli has scored more points in the clinch so far. Stigu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schmuckatelli has him pressed against the cage. A nice left hand lands by Schmuckatelli.
Stigu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schmuckatelli backwards. Schmuckatelli trying to land knees to the body.
Schmuckatelli unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Stigu throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmuckatelli. Schmuckatelli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Stigu misses with a hook from the clinch. Schmuckatelli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmuckatelli working Stigu over with knees to the body. Stigu working hard to break the clinch. Schmuckatelli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stigu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schmuckatelli lands a nice uppercut. Schmuckatelli prevents a body shot from Stigu. Stigu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Stigu takes an elbow to the temple. Schmuckatelli misses with a hook from the clinch. Stigu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Schmuckatelli takes one to the side of the head.
Stigu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Stigu checks a leg kick. The fighters circling - Stigu throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Stigu lands with a cross. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Stigu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Schmuckatelli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from Stigu. Schmuckatelli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Stigu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmuckatelli was well out of range. Poor timing from Stigu. Schmuckatelli has closed the distance and engaged Stigu in a clinch.
Schmuckatelli throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stigu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schmuckatelli blocks an uppercut.
Stigu avoids the elbow strike from Schmuckatelli, against the cage.
Schmuckatelli blocks an elbow strike from Stigu.
Stigu throws an elbow that misses.
Schmuckatelli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stigu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Stigu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stigu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stigu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schmuckatelli backwards. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Schmuckatelli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stigu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schmuckatelli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stigu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Stigu misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schmuckatelli. A quick uppercut on the inside from Schmuckatelli. Schmuckatelli lands an elbow inside that Stigu shrugs off.
That has opened up Mr Stigu's cut even more. Schmuckatelli lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schmuckatelli. A short right from Stigu. Still in the clinch, Schmuckatelli scores with a nice short uppercut. Stigu has a couple of punches blocked by Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Schmuckatelli misses with a body punch.
Stigu has had enough of the clinch but Schmuckatelli keeps him there for the moment. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Schmuckatelli landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stigu is breathing heavily. Stigu lands on the inside with an uppercut. Schmuckatelli landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schmuckatelli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stigu backwards. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Schmuckatelli dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Schmuckatelli darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Schmuckatelli seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Schmuckatelli is keen to just control but Stigu is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round. Schmuckatelli looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We're going to have a standup here because Joe Schmuckatelli wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Stigu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stigu moves away. Schmuckatelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Stigu is just out of range. Stigu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schmuckatelli finds it's way round the side to connect with Stigu's head. Mr Stigu seems to be getting the better of the standup. Schmuckatelli stuns Stigu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Schmuckatelli moves into the clinch successfully.
Schmuckatelli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stigu avoids the elbow strike from Schmuckatelli, against the cage.
Stigu tries to throw a body punch but Schmuckatelli avoids it by throwing Stigu back against the cage. Stigu wants to get back to striking at distance but Schmuckatelli won't allow it.
Schmuckatelli tries to land a knee to the head but Stigu blocks with his arms.
Stigu misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Schmuckatelli lands a body punch in the clinch. Stigu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice elbow from Schmuckatelli. Stigu throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmuckatelli. Stigu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schmuckatelli backwards. Stigu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stigu prevents a body shot from Schmuckatelli. Stigu is trying to break the clinch but Schmuckatelli is controlling him. Schmuckatelli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Schmuckatelli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stigu backwards. Stigu can't find room to land a body shot as Schmuckatelli controls the action.
Schmuckatelli blocks a body shot from Stigu. A head punch blocked on the inside by Schmuckatelli. Stigu misses with a hook from the clinch. Stigu blocking some punches.
Stigu working aggressively here.
Schmuckatelli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Stigu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Schmuckatelli pushes Stigu up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stigu has Schmuckatelli pushed against the cage. Schmuckatelli lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Schmuckatelli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schmuckatelli wants a takedown but no success here.
Stigu working hard to break the clinch. Schmuckatelli lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Schmuckatelli throws an elbow but misses. Schmuckatelli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schmuckatelli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stigu throws a head punch that misses. Schmuckatelli has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stigu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Schmuckatelli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stigu avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Schmuckatelli pushes off an throws an elbow but Stigu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Schmuckatelli crunches a lovely knee into Stigu's ribcage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Stigu misses with a short punch on the inside. A head punch blocked on the inside by Schmuckatelli. Schmuckatelli lands a knee to the body.
Stigu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmuckatelli crunches a lovely knee into Stigu's ribcage. Stigu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmuckatelli lands with a short head shot on the inside. Schmuckatelli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stigu backwards. Schmuckatelli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Stigu is trying to break the clinch but Schmuckatelli has him pressed against the cage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Schmuckatelli creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stigu's defenses. Stigu takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Mr Stigu's eye is starting to cause him problems now. A left hand lands to the body for Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight! Joe Schmuckatelli showed his dominance in that final round. I think Schmuckatelli 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28 Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28 Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Schmuckatelli!
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