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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mircea Mihai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Schindler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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169 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mircea Mihai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kurt Schindler!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mihai fails with the takedown
and Schindler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mihai thinking.
Mihai avoids the head kick by Schindler.
Mihai throws a poor cross that misses
and Schindler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schindler leaves Mihai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Schindler throws a head kick that misses.
Mihai looks for a takedown but Schindler sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mircea Mihai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schindler lands with a nice body kick.
Schindler pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mihai is out of range and Schindler settles back down.
Schindler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mihai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schindler finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mihai looks to land a combination but Schindler avoids it well.
Mihai throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schindler throws a nice head kick!
Mihai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schindler as he avoids it easily.
Schindler lands a front kick.
Mihai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schindler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mihai thinking.
Schindler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schindler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schindler.
Mihai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schindler lands a head kick!
Mihai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Schindler circles away.
Mihai fails with the takedown
and Schindler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihai misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Schindler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mihai throws a looping overhand right but Schindler ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schindler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mihai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Schindler throws a leg kick which misses Mihai's front leg but catches the back leg as Mihai tries to avoid it.
Mihai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mihai misses with a takedown attempt
and Schindler counters with a head kick. That will keep Mihai thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mihai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mihai shoots in but no luck this time.
Mihai misses with a double jab
and Schindler counters with a nice body kick.
Mihai is breathing heavily.
Schindler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters circling - Schindler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schindler scoring well with a low kick there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Schindler.
Kurt Schindler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mihai misses with a looping right.
Schindler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mihai fails with the takedown
and Schindler counters with a thumping low kick.
Mihai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schindler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mihai throws a combination that misses
and Schindler counters with a good low kick that Mihai was not able to check.
Schindler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schindler connects with a leg kick. Mihai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schindler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mihai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mihai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schindler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schindler throws a lazy right hand but Mihai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schindler is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Mihai fails to land with a series of punches.
Mihai steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Schindler. That one must have hurt.
Mihai will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Schindler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schindler lands with a good body shot.
Schindler throws a leg kick but Mihai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mihai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Schindler throws a leg kick but Mihai moved away.
Schindler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schindler dodges the punch combination from Mihai.
Danga de danga de dang - Schindler scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Schindler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mihai throws a hook but Schindler avoids it easily.
Mihai just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Schindler tenderised Mihai's leg. Mihai is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schindler. That's going to slow Mihai down.
Mircea Mihai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mihai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mihai shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Schindler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A punch combination from Mihai misses.
Schindler throws a head kick that misses.
Mihai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schindler slips a jab and a cross from Mihai.
Mihai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schindler circles away quickly and effectively.
Schindler cracks Mihai with an open hand slap.
Schindler looks to land a body kick but Mihai moved away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Mihai. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mihai misses with a takedown attempt
and Schindler counters with a nice kick to the body.
Schindler misses with a low kick.
Mihai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schindler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schindler. That's going to slow Mihai down.
Schindler misses with the combination.
Mihai throws a right hand that Schindler ducks under and follows up with a left that Schindler also avoids with ease.
Schindler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schindler delivers a nice body kick.
Schindler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schindler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schindler lands a nice shot to the body.
Schindler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Schindler lands a head kick!
Schindler throws a head kick but Mihai moves out of range.
Mihai avoids the head kick by Schindler.
Schindler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mihai is able to avoid easily.
Schindler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mihai moves out of range as Schindler throws a body kick.
Schindler misses the shot to the body.
Schindler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mihai.
Mihai misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Schindler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schindler plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mihai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mihai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schindler.
Schindler throws a right and a left that Mihai avoids nicely.
Schindler throws a chopping leg kick but Mihai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schindler.
Mihai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schindler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mihai might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mihai throws a right hand that Schindler ducks under and follows up with a left that Schindler also avoids with ease.
Schindler jabs Mihai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schindler slips a jab from Mihai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schindler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mihai is out of range.
Schindler scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Schindler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schindler scores with a decent looking hook.
Schindler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mihai.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mircea Mihai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mihai blocks a head kick by Schindler.
Mihai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mihai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schindler.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mihai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schindler.
Mihai shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mihai showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Schindler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mihai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Schindler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mihai gets the takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Schindler can do anything to dispel that myth.
Schindler regains half guard.
Schindler wants to get back to full guard.
Mihai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Schindler doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mihai.
Schindler tries to roll over but Mihai keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihai is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Schindler!
Schindler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mihai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mihai goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Schindler is on top in guard.
Schindler wanted to stand there but Mihai had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mihai trying to control the position.
Mihai has a closed guard, preventing Schindler from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schindler controls the pace.
Schindler stopping the sweep attempt from Mihai.
Mihai looking for a guillotine here but Schindler defends easily.
Schindler is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mihai wants to stand up but Schindler is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schindler scoring with some ground and pound.
Mihai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schindler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Schindler decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mihai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schindler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schindler scoring well with a low kick there.
Schindler scores with a decent looking hook.
Schindler lands with a kick to the temple. Mihai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mihai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schindler.
Schindler feints and then cracks Mihai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mihai down.
Mihai fails to land with a series of punches.
Schindler scores with a decent looking hook.
Schindler misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schindler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Schindler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mircea Mihai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schindler throws a hook but Mihai blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Schindler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Schindler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Schindler!
Kurt Schindler really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Wolfpack Threadz logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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