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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horst Schiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schiller is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mad World. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 cm
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190 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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172 cm
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166 lbs
13 - 6 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Hendo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horst Schiller! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hendo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Schiller bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Schiller wants to control from the top but Hendo keeps moving. Schiller is stalling in the full guard. Hendo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schiller on the ground. Hendo wants to sweep here but Schiller controlling him for the moment. Schiller not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Schiller wants to control from the top but Hendo keeps moving. Schiller passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Schiller sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hendo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Schiller controls the position. Schiller trying to control the position but Hendo is working away. Schiller throwing shots but missing, from side control. Schiller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hendo keeps working. Schiller working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Hendo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Schiller.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Schiller with the ground and pound but Hendo regains half guard under the barage of strikes. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Schiller takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Hendo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Schiller with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Hendo wants to control the action here but instead Schiller manages to pass to full mount! Schiller wants to take Hendo's back here but Hendo is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hendo is looking to improve his position but Schiller isn't that keen on the idea. Hendo is squirming around, avoiding Schiller's attempts to control the action. Hendo is in a horrible position here. Schiller smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Schiller fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Schiller controlling from mount. Hendo is working to get back to half guard.
Schiller throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hendo because Schiller loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hendo wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Hendo showing good submission defense here.
This has been an exciting period of action! Hendo can't escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Schiller misses with punches from the back. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Schiller trying to control. Hendo covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horst Schiller dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hendo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Hendo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schiller. Schiller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. A head kick misses from Schiller. Schiller waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Hendo. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Hendo to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Hendo is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Schiller content to stall in guard here. Oh Hendo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Schiller passes Hendo's left leg - he's now in half guard. Schiller is looking for a kimura but Hendo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Schiller to get the leverage. Hendo seems to have got his legs back now. Hendo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schiller. Schiller seems to be working for a kimura but Hendo defends the submission attempt. Schiller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hendo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Schiller passes to full mount! Schiller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Hendo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hendo tries to get out of the position. Schiller punching from mount but Hendo doing a good job of avoiding damage. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Schiller. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Schiller trying to control but Hendo is having none of it. Schiller controlling from the full mount. Schiller jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hendo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hendo and Schiller has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The referee asks Schiller politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Schiller prefers to stall for the moment though. Hendo is trying to improve his position. Schiller goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hendo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Schiller but great work by Hendo. An elbow from Hendo crashes against the mat.
Schiller is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hendo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. This has been an exciting period of action! Schiller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hendo.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are battling for position here. Schiller manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Schiller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hendo manages to get himself to full guard.
Schiller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hendo is keeping the position for now. Hendo is controlling Schiller's posture. Schiller is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Schiller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Schiller advances to half guard. Hendo wants to get back to full guard. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Schiller in particular looking to stall. Schiller drops an elbow to the side of Hendo's head. Schiller has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Schiller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hendo keeps working. Schiller slows the pace down in half guard. Schiller tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hendo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hendo wants to control but Schiller is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horst Schiller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Schiller scores with a kick to the body.
Hendo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schiller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schiller instigates a clinch. Hendo is trying to drag Schiller to the mat but Schiller just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Schiller gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hendo.
Hendo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Hendo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Schiller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hendo up against the cage. Schiller lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hendo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Schiller after a bit of a struggle. Hendo can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Hendo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Schiller pulls him back up using the underhooks. Hendo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Schiller after a bit of a struggle. Good body shot from Schiller.
Hendo is looking to take this one to the mat. Schiller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Schiller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hendo on the side of the head.
It looks like Danny Hendo has been cut. Schiller misses with a double jab.
Schiller lands a big right hook! Hendo looks hurt but is still standing! Schiller lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Hendo falls down and Schiller dives in with a huge hammer fist! Hendo's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Schiller runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Horst Schiller! Horst Schiller 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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