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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lerba Schmeizel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmeizel comes to the cage accompanied by Zorba the Greek. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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162 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Great elbows
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lerba Schmeizel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Razor Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmeizel looks to land a body kick but Sharp moved away.
Schmeizel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schmeizel throws a head kick that Sharp semi-blocks.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Schmeizel circles away and keeps his distance.
Schmeizel lands with a kick to the temple. Sharp shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sharp tries to clinch but Schmeizel is having none of it.
Sharp closes the distance but Schmeizel moves to the side
and Schmeizel counters by clinching up.
Sharp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schmeizel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schmeizel breaks from the clinch.
Sharp wants to clinch.
Schmeizel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schmeizel keeps the fight on the outside.
Schmeizel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp avoiding damage as Schmeizel throws knees to the body.
Schmeizel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schmeizel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schmeizel blocks an elbow strike.
Sharp throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Schmeizel throws an elbow but misses.
Sharp missing with knees to the body.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sharp pushes off an throws an elbow but Schmeizel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sharp missing with knees to the body.
Schmeizel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schmeizel breaks the clinch.
Schmeizel with a poor takedown
and Sharp counters by clinching up.
Schmeizel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schmeizel dodges an elbow strike from Sharp.
Sharp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schmeizel just leaning against Sharp, taking a breather.
Sharp pushes off an throws an elbow but Schmeizel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sharp just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schmeizel's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schmeizel.
Schmeizel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schmeizel lands an elbow just above Sharp 's eye.
Sharp tries to land knees in the clinch but Schmeizel avoids the damage to the body.
Schmeizel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sharp's defenses.
It looks like Razor Sharp has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schmeizel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sharp's brow.
Sharp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schmeizel is defending well for now.
Schmeizel avoids a wild elbow strike from Sharp.
Sharp tries to land knees in the clinch but Schmeizel avoids the damage to the body.
Schmeizel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schmeizel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Schmeizel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sharp blocks it with crossed arms.
Schmeizel dodges an elbow strike from Sharp.
Sharp missing with knees to the body.
Sharp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schmeizel is defending well for now.
Sharp missing with knees to the body.
Sharp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmeizel tries to land a knee to the head but Sharp blocks with his arms.
Sharp misses with an elbow strike.
Schmeizel stalling.
Schmeizel breaks from the clinch.
Schmeizel moves into the clinch.
Sharp trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sharp just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schmeizel's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Schmeizel.
Schmeizel blocks the elbow strike.
Schmeizel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schmeizel throws an elbow but it misses.
Sharp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sharp trying to land knees to the body.
Schmeizel takes an elbow to the temple.
Schmeizel taking a breather.
Schmeizel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sharp's defenses.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schmeizel.
Sharp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Schmeizel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmeizel tries to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling the position.
Schmeizel avoiding damage as Sharp throws knees to the body.
Schmeizel breaks the clinch.
A head kick from Schmeizel lands but Sharp takes it in his stride.
Schmeizel scores with a head kick. Sharp tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sharp tries to clinch up
and Schmeizel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Schmeizel.
Schmeizel blocks an elbow strike from Sharp.
Schmeizel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharp blocks an elbow strike from Schmeizel.
Sharp avoids the elbow strike from Schmeizel, against the cage.
Schmeizel tries to land a knee to the head but Sharp blocks with his arms.
Schmeizel blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lerba Schmeizel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Razor Sharp's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Schmeizel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sharp missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Schmeizel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schmeizel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schmeizel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sharp throws an elbow but misses.
Sharp trying to land knees to the body.
Sharp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schmeizel tries a knee to the head but Sharp blocks it.
Schmeizel blocks an elbow strike from Sharp.
Schmeizel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schmeizel throws a wild body kick that Sharp sees coming a mile off.
Sharp blocks a head kick by Schmeizel.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Schmeizel is avoiding it.
Sharp drops his hands momentarily and Schmeizel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Schmeizel shoots in looking for a takedown but Sharp manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schmeizel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Schmeizel tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmeizel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sharp avoids it really well and circles away.
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Schmeizel pushes him off.
Sharp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sharp moves into range and clinches up with Schmeizel.
Schmeizel breaks the clinch.
Schmeizel gets a clinch.
Sharp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Lerba Schmeizel has been cut.
Schmeizel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sharp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schmeizel.
Schmeizel avoiding damage as Sharp throws knees to the body.
Schmeizel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lerba Schmeizel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schmeizel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schmeizel throws a sloppy head kick and Sharp moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmeizel circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schmeizel.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lerba Schmeizel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schmeizel tries for a takedown but Sharp sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sharp moves to clinch but Schmeizel breaks away
and Schmeizel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sharp is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Schmeizel has closed the distance and engaged Sharp in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp trying to land knees to the body.
Sharp throws an elbow that misses.
Schmeizel tries to circle away but Sharp has him pinned against the cage.
Sharp lands an elbow that stopped Schmeizel in his tracks for a moment.
Schmeizel avoiding damage as Sharp throws knees to the body.
Schmeizel misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Schmeizel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sharp trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sharp just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schmeizel's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws an elbow that misses.
Sharp throws an elbow that misses.
Schmeizel tries to stall but Sharp uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Schmeizel misses with an elbow over the top.
Schmeizel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schmeizel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sharp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sharp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sharp misses with an elbow strike.
Sharp takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharp pushes off an throws an elbow but Schmeizel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Schmeizel looking to throw knees to the head but Sharp is blocking nicely.
Schmeizel blocks an elbow strike from Sharp.
Schmeizel blocks an elbow strike.
Schmeizel blocks an elbow strike from Sharp.
Schmeizel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmeizel avoiding damage as Sharp throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schmeizel is defending well for now.
Schmeizel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sharp lands a nice elbow.
Razor Sharp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sharp avoids the elbow strike from Schmeizel, against the cage.
Schmeizel managing to block the knees to the body from Sharp.
Schmeizel blocks an elbow strike from Sharp.
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!
Schmeizel blocks the elbow strike.
Schmeizel managing to block the knees to the body from Sharp.
Schmeizel taking a breather.
Schmeizel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sharp pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schmeizel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sharp tries to land knees in the clinch but Schmeizel avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schmeizel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schmeizel manages to break the clinch.
Schmeizel has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Razor Sharp will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp avoids the head kick by Schmeizel.
Schmeizel throws a head kick but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Schmeizel moves into the clinch.
Schmeizel lands an elbow inside.
Sharp pushes off an throws an elbow but Schmeizel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sharp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Schmeizel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schmeizel avoiding damage as Sharp throws knees to the body.
Schmeizel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Sharp looks to clinch
and Schmeizel counters with a good low kick that Sharp was not able to check.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schmeizel drives through and clinches with Sharp against the cage.
Schmeizel lands an elbow that stopped Sharp in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmeizel tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharp avoids the damage to the body.
Schmeizel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Schmeizel lands an elbow inside that Sharp shrugs off.
Schmeizel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharp is defending well for now.
Schmeizel lands an elbow just above Sharp 's eye.
Schmeizel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sharp misses with an elbow strike.
Schmeizel lands an elbow that stopped Sharp in his tracks for a moment.
Sharp avoids a wild elbow strike from Schmeizel.
Schmeizel tries to land a knee to the head but Sharp blocks with his arms.
Schmeizel lands a damaging elbow.
Schmeizel lands a knee to the head.
Sharp blocks an elbow strike.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schmeizel.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sharp just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schmeizel's brow.
Schmeizel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sharps head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Schmeizel fails to land.
Sharp blocks an elbow strike.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Schmeizel shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schmeizel.
Schmeizel tries a knee to the head but Sharp blocks it.
Schmeizel managing to block the knees to the body from Sharp.
Sharp pushes off an throws an elbow but Schmeizel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Schmeizel blocks an elbow strike.
Sharp blocks an elbow strike.
Schmeizel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Schmeizel blocks the elbow strike.
Schmeizel manages to break the clinch.
Sharp's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Schmeizel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sharp scrambles back to his feet.
Razor Sharp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schmeizel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Schmeizel.
Schmeizel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sharp is fending him off so far but Schmeizel persists. Nope, Sharp circles away and we're back to standing.
Schmeizel rushes Sharp and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sharp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schmeizel blocks an elbow strike from Sharp.
Schmeizel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sharp missing with knees to the body.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schmeizel avoids it.
Schmeizel is trying to break the clinch but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Sharp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schmeizel lands with a left to the head.
Sharp missing with knees to the body.
Schmeizel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schmeizel throws an elbow that misses.
Sharp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schmeizel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schmeizel blocks the elbow strike.
Schmeizel misses with an elbow strike.
Sharp pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schmeizel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schmeizel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmeizel scores a nice knee to the body.
Sharp trying to land knees to the body.
Schmeizel lands an elbow that stopped Sharp in his tracks for a moment.
Schmeizel tries to break free but Sharp pushes him back against the cage.
Schmeizel is trying to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling him.
Schmeizel throws an elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schmeizel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sharp trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Schmeizel.
Schmeizel scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lerba Schmeizel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schmeizel 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lerba Schmeizel!
After winning the bout, Lerba Schmeizel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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