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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Schillig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shadow Deathgrip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 lbs
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179 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Schillig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shadow Deathgrip!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Schillig is predictable there
and Deathgrip counters with a good low kick that Schillig was not able to check.
Schillig throws out a leg kick but Deathgrip moves out of range and Schillig only half commits.
A jab from Schillig misses.
Deathgrip checks a leg kick.
Robert Schillig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schillig misses with a straight left.
Schillig throws a low kick but it's checked well by Deathgrip.
Schillig connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Deathgrip swinging wildly here.
Deathgrip throws a jab when Schillig was well out of range.
Schillig throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Deathgrip counters with an inside leg kick.
Deathgrip shoots in looking for a takedown but Schillig manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Deathgrip's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Deathgrip moves out of range of the strikes.
Schillig throws a low kick but Deathgrip moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schillig throws a wild body kick that Deathgrip sees coming a mile off.
Deathgrip with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schillig to score with a decent uppercut.
Deathgrip shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Schillig as he jumps to the side.
Schillig waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deathgrip.
Schillig throws a leg kick but Deathgrip sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schillig throws a low kick but Deathgrip moves out of range easily.
Deathgrip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schillig manages to avoid it.
Schillig misses the jab.
Schillig looks to score with a jab to the body but Deathgrip is just out of range.
Schillig pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schillig throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Deathgrip counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Schillig avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip postures up in Schillig's guard and throws a big left but Schillig blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Deathgrip accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Deathgrip postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Deathgrip distracts Schillig with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Deathgrip is stalling in the full guard.
Deathgrip throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schillig works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deathgrip trying to control the position from guard on top but Schillig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deathgrip lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schillig wants to sweep here but Deathgrip controlling him for the moment.
Deathgrip wants to control from the top but Schillig keeps moving.
Deathgrip postures up in Schillig's guard and throws a big left but Schillig blocks it.
Deathgrip preventing the sweep.
Deathgrip drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Deathgrip jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Schillig looking for a sweep. Not yet Schillig, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schillig works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Deathgrip trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Deathgrip has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Deathgrip throws a big right hand that misses.
Deathgrip is stalling in the full guard.
Schillig is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Deathgrip is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Deathgrip missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deathgrip stopping the sweep attempt from Schillig.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shadow Deathgrip 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.
Jab from Schillig.
Schillig misses with an uppercut. Deathgrip saw that one coming.
Deathgrip misses with a body shot.
Deathgrip slips a jab from Schillig.
Schillig throws a lazy right hand but Deathgrip sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deathgrip tries to clinch up but Schillig circles away and keeps his distance.
Schillig throws an off balance right hand
and Deathgrip counters with a stiff right hand.
Deathgrip defending well as Schillig loads up on a big left hand.
Schillig feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Deathgrip's calf.
Schillig swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schillig throws an off balance right hand
and Deathgrip counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Schillig misses with a hook. Deathgrip ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schillig slaps away a takedown attempt from Deathgrip, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Deathgrip doesn't manage to clinch there - Schillig circles away.
Schillig fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Deathgrip has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Schillig lands a slapping body shot.
Schillig does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Schillig lands a jab to Deathgrip's midsection.
Schillig throws a body punch but Deathgrip moves out of range.
Deathgrip defending well as Schillig loads up on a big left hand.
Schillig lands with a cross.
Robert Schillig is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Schillig misses.
Schillig throws a lazy right hand but Deathgrip sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schillig rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Deathgrip counters with a straight right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Schillig as Deathgrip shoots in.
Deathgrip slips under a jab.
Schillig tries to work over Deathgrip's front leg with a kick but Deathgrip checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deathgrip with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schillig to score with a decent uppercut.
Deathgrip defending well as Schillig loads up on a big left hand.
Deathgrip changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Schillig tries to avoid it but Deathgrip manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Schillig to the ground. Schillig escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Robert Schillig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shadow Deathgrip.
Schillig throws a low kick, looking for Deathgrip's leg but Deathgrip calmly moves out of range.
Deathgrip staying out of range there.
Schillig throws a body punch but Deathgrip moves out of range.
Schillig stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Schillig wants it to stay on the feet.
Schillig misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deathgrip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Deathgrip ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schillig thows a body shot but no joy.
Schillig waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deathgrip.
Robert Schillig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deathgrip tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schillig paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schillig throws the left hand but Deathgrip avoids the punch easily.
Schillig keeps the fight on the outside.
Schillig lands a body shot.
Deathgrip slips a straight right by Schillig.
Schillig misses with a body punch
and Deathgrip counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Schillig is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deathgrip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schillig looks to land a left hand but Deathgrip moved out of range nicely.
Schillig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schillig throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schillig is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Deathgrip's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Schillig misses with a hook.
Deathgrip takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Deathgrip on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Deathgrip darts in trying to clinch
and Schillig counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schillig throws a looping overhand right but Deathgrip ducks down to avoid it.
Deathgrip shoots in for a double leg but Schillig sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Deathgrip cracks the inside of Schillig's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Schillig dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Deathgrip is defended easily by Schillig.
Schillig throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schillig looks to land a left hand but Deathgrip moved out of range nicely.
Schillig misses with a straight right.
Schillig throws a series of punches but Deathgrip avoids them all with ease.
Schillig takes a swing at Deathgrip's ribcage but misses.
Schillig misses with a straight left.
Deathgrip just misses with a punch to the body.
Schillig swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Deathgrip is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Schillig rather than just go for the knockout.
Schillig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Schillig misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schillig is looking to score with low kicks.
Schillig throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Deathgrip to counter with a crisp jab.
Schillig throws a poor cross that misses
and Deathgrip makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Schillig looks to throw the jab but Deathgrip is out of range.
Schillig rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deathgrip moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Schillig misses the target.
Schillig jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deathgrip fails with a takedown attempt.
Schillig throws a nice outside leg kick.
Deathgrip shoots in for a double leg but Schillig sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Robert Schillig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shadow Deathgrip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Deathgrip uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schillig.
Deathgrip blocks a jab.
Deathgrip uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schillig.
Schillig looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schillig swats away the attempt to clinch by Deathgrip.
Deathgrip will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Deathgrip blocks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schillig dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Deathgrip. That did some damage!
Schillig with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schillig throws a big shot that misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Deathgrip.
Shadow Deathgrip has got the better of the ground game so far.
Deathgrip thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Deathgrip wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Schillig, who protects the arm well.
Schillig tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schillig wants to control but Deathgrip postures up.
Deathgrip tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Deathgrip has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Deathgrip wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Schillig, who protects the arm well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deathgrip tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Deathgrip has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Robert Schillig.
I think Schillig has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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hype
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