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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grimly Fiendish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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155 lbs
23 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grimly Fiendish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Romano Schoots!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiendish tries to close the distance and clinch but Schoots swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab by Schoots.
Fiendish jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Schoots darts in and clinches Fiendish up against the cage.
Fiendish is looking for a takedown.
Schoots misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Schoots.
Schoots is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fiendish breaks the clinch.
Schoots swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schoots misses with a low kick.
Schoots defending well as Fiendish loads up on a big left hand.
Schoots throws a looping overhand right but Fiendish ducks down to avoid it.
Schoots fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fiendish manages to avoid it.
Fiendish takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fiendish slips a jab from Schoots.
Schoots ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fiendish moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fiendish.
Schoots lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Romano Schoots is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schoots looks to score with a jab to the body but Fiendish is just out of range.
Fiendish bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schoots's head backwards.
Romano Schoots seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schoots tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fiendish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schoots throws a lazy uppercut
and Fiendish counters with a straight right hand.
Fiendish walks into a stiff left hand from Schoots.
Fiendish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schoots ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fiendish moves away.
Schoots swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fiendish throws an overhand right that lands on Schoots's shoulder, as Schoots tries to avoid the shot.
Schoots pushes Fiendish up against the cage in a clinch.
Fiendish takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fiendish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots can't find room to land a body shot as Fiendish controls the action.
Schoots tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Schoots takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fiendish is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Schoots gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Schoots controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fiendish lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Schoots!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Schoots that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fiendish landing shots from mount.
Fiendish trying to control but Schoots is having none of it.
Fiendish punching from mount but Schoots doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fiendish looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fiendish throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Fiendish looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Fiendish there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish looking to ground and pound but Schoots is blocking nicely.
Fiendish landing punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fiendish wants to control the action but instead Schoots gets a body lock and reverses into Fiendish's guard! Nice work!
Fiendish is controlling Schoots's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schoots is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Grimly Fiendish will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Schoots gets a clinch.
Schoots swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schoots working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Schoots lands with a light punch inside.
Fiendish blocks a body shot from Schoots.
Fiendish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fiendish decides to pull guard.
Fiendish working a defensive guard but Schoots manages to pass into side control anyway.
Schoots controls the position.
Schoots's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiendish tries to bench press Schoots off him but Schoots keeps the position.
Fiendish wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Schoots wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fiendish keeps working.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Romano Schoots wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Schoots scores with a nice right hand.
Fiendish throws a looping overhand right but Schoots ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Fiendish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots throws the left hand but Fiendish avoids the punch easily.
Schoots paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fiendish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schoots manages to avoid it.
Fiendish moves forwards but Schoots connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fiendish wants to clinch.
Schoots throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fiendish dodges the punch combination from Schoots.
Nice uppercut lands for Schoots. That snapped Fiendish's head back.
Fiendish connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Schoots misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schoots throws a hook but Fiendish avoids it easily.
Schoots lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fiendish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schoots.
Schoots misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Schoots misses its intended target.
Fiendish slips under a jab.
Schoots lands with an overhand left.
Schoots misses with a straight right.
Schoots moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schoots moves into range and clinches up with Fiendish.
Schoots looking to throw knees to the head but Fiendish is blocking nicely.
Fiendish wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schoots with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoots throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schoots lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Schoots fails to land.
Fiendish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fiendish tries for a takedown but Schoots sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Schoots tries to clinch up but Fiendish circles away and keeps his distance.
Schoots rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schoots takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Fiendish.
Schoots is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Schoots falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fiendish counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fiendish avoids the body shot from Schoots.
Fiendish is looking to clinch but Schoots is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Schoots misses.
Nice uppercut there from Fiendish.
Fiendish fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romano Schoots showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Fiendish tries to clinch up but Schoots circles away and keeps his distance.
Schoots motions for Fiendish to come forward. Schoots throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fiendish blocks a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schoots, right into the meat.
Fiendish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schoots.
Schoots connects with a looping right hand.
Fiendish takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Romano Schoots seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schoots bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fiendish's head backwards.
Schoots is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fiendish.
Schoots tries to clinch up but Fiendish circles away and keeps his distance.
Fiendish defending well as Schoots loads up on a big left hand.
Fiendish dives in and grabs Schoots's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schoots pushes down on Fiendish's head and hops out.
Schoots throws a jab but it's blocked by Fiendish.
Fiendish avoids the body shot from Schoots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiendish slips under a jab.
Fiendish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schoots uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Schoots moves into the clinch.
Schoots misses with a punch on the inside.
Schoots has Fiendish pressed against the cage, preventing Fiendish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fiendish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Schoots.
Schoots swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schoots is pressed up against the cage. Fiendish has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Schoots down to the mat. Schoots avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Schoots throws a lazy uppercut
and Fiendish counters with a stiff right hand.
Schoots falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fiendish holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Schoots with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fiendish wants to get back to striking at distance but Schoots won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schoots has him pressed against the cage.
Fiendish tries to score a body lock takedown but Schoots shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grimly Fiendish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schoots stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Schoots works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fiendish is looking to stand up but Schoots isn't so interested in that idea.
Schoots's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Romano Schoots.
Schoots ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fiendish moves away.
Fiendish is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Schoots.
Schoots bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots misses with a wild combination.
Fiendish lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schoots at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Schoots. Those never looked like landing.
Schoots swinging wildly here.
Schoots uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fiendish.
Schoots misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schoots looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schoots darts in trying to clinch
and Fiendish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schoots fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fiendish manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoots tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schoots throws a big shot that misses.
Schoots will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fiendish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fiendish slips a jab from Schoots.
Schoots moves into range and clinches up with Fiendish.
Fiendish is looking to control Schoots's arms but Schoots gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fiendish has his back to the cage.
Fiendish wants a takedown.
A hook to the body from Schoots.
Schoots lands a hook that snaps the head of Fiendish backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schoots lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schoots working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fiendish is trying to force a seperation but Schoots has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schoots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romano Schoots comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schoots has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romano Schoots!
An out of breath Romano Schoots thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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FIGHT
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