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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Gram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulf Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Gram has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 cm
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Gram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ulf Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schmidt moves out of range of the body kick.
Schmidt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gram looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Gram's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Schmidt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gram breaks from the clinch.
Gram takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Schmidt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gram.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmidt lands a body shot.
Schmidt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schmidt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gram circles away quickly and effectively.
Gram dodges the punch combination from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a right hand that Gram ducks under and follows up with a left that Gram also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gram closes the distance and clinches.
Gram trying to stall but Schmidt improves his position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gram.
Gram is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schmidt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gram's efforts to push away.
Schmidt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gram throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schmidt blocks it with crossed arms.
Schmidt throws an elbow that misses.
Gram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gram is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Schmidt.
Schmidt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gram moves into the clinch.
Schmidt taking a breather.
Gram wants to break free but Schmidt has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gram working Schmidt over with knees to the body.
Gram taking a breather.
Schmidt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gram backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gram is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schmidt is defending well for now.
Gram tries a knee to the head but Schmidt blocks it.
Schmidt throws a head punch that misses.
Schmidt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Schmidt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Still in the clinch, Schmidt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schmidt prevents Gram from breaking the clinch.
Gram can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Schmidt.
A short left from Schmidt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gram tries to break free but Schmidt pushes him back against the cage.
Gram trying to stall but Schmidt improves his position.
Gram putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schmidt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Schmidt misses with an elbow strike.
Gram content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Schmidt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Schmidt managing to block the knees to the body from Gram.
Schmidt lands a right hand.
Gram has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Schmidt.
Schmidt lands a hook that snaps the head of Gram backwards.
Gram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt moves out of range of the body kick from Gram.
Ulf Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gram throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gram landing knees to the head.
Nice body punch from Schmidt - that landed with a thud.
Schmidt lands with a short shot to the head.
Schmidt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gram's efforts to push away.
Gram is breathing heavily.
A short right from Schmidt on the inside.
Schmidt lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gram.
Gram escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schmidt misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gram moves into the clinch.
Schmidt lands with a short shot to the head.
Schmidt lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulf Schmidt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schmidt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gram forces Schmidt back against the cage and clinches.
Gram dodges an elbow strike from Schmidt.
Schmidt stalling in the clinch but Gram improves position.
Gram with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gram throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schmidt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gram lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ryan Gram has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gram breaks the clinch.
Gram gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Schmidt misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt misses with a punch on the inside.
Gram lands a knee to the head.
Gram is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gram with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schmidt taking a breather.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Schmidt lands with a left to the head.
Schmidt effectively controlling the action here.
Schmidt throws a head punch that misses.
Schmidt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gram manages to break the clinch.
Ryan Gram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gram closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schmidt tries to throw a body punch but Gram avoids it by throwing Schmidt back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gram tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schmidt avoids it.
Schmidt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gram.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schmidt.
Gram breaks from the clinch.
Schmidt gets tackled into the cage by Gram. Gram maintains the clinch.
Gram taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Schmidt fails to land.
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!
Gram is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gram is trying to force a seperation but Schmidt has the dominant position.
Gram stalling in the clinch but Schmidt improves position.
Schmidt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schmidt working aggressively here.
Gram is trying to force a seperation but Schmidt has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gram tries a knee to the head but Schmidt blocks it.
Gram can't break the clinch.
Schmidt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schmidt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gram working hard to break the clinch.
Schmidt stalling.
Gram is trying to break free.
Schmidt looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gram is trying to break the clinch but Schmidt is controlling him.
Gram wants to get back to striking at distance but Schmidt won't allow it.
Gram tries to circle away but Schmidt has him pinned against the cage.
Gram tries to circle away but Schmidt has him pinned against the cage.
Gram throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gram has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gram wants to get back to striking at distance but Schmidt won't allow it.
Gram looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schmidt lands with a left to the head.
Schmidt can't find room to land a body shot as Gram controls the action.
Schmidt just leaning against Gram, taking a breather.
Gram tries to stall but Schmidt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Schmidt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schmidt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gram is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gram is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gram working hard to break the clinch.
Schmidt has Gram pressed against the cage, preventing Gram from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schmidt'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 has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Schmidt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Gram dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
Gram has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schmidt throws a nice looking combination but Gram bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gram clinches with his opponent.
Gram tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gram throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schmidt scores with a shot to the side of Gram's head.
Schmidt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gram.
Gram drives through and clinches with Schmidt against the cage.
Schmidt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gram backwards.
Gram is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schmidt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schmidt lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gram is trying to force a seperation but Schmidt has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Schmidt.
Schmidt stalling.
Gram landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Schmidt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gram with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gram blocks an uppercut.
Gram blocks an uppercut.
Gram stalling in the clinch but Schmidt improves position.
Schmidt misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Schmidt.
Gram trying to land knees to the body.
Gram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schmidt clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt gets through Gram's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schmidt gets through Gram's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schmidt is struggling to control the position.
Schmidt lands a shot to the body.
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!
Gram wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gram wants to break free but Schmidt has control.
Schmidt has Gram pressed against the cage.
Schmidt continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Schmidt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schmidt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schmidt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schmidt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gram is looking to break free of the clinch but Schmidt has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gram up against the cage.
Gram throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gram tries a knee to the head but Schmidt blocks it.
Schmidt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gram's efforts to push away.
Gram tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gram blocks a body shot from Schmidt.
Gram avoids a wild elbow strike from Schmidt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gram is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schmidt is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gram tries to break free but Schmidt pushes him back against the cage.
Schmidt keeps control of Gram as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Schmidt.
Gram wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schmidt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schmidt stalling the fight.
Gram tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Gram's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schmidt.
A nice left hand lands by Schmidt.
Gram avoids a wild elbow strike from Schmidt.
Schmidt is struggling to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ulf Schmidt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schmidt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight for Ulf Schmidt!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Ulf Schmidt!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Ulf Schmidt!
Ulf Schmidt wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Ulf Schmidt started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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