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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Calderon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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204 lbs
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190 cm
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206 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcos Calderon!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calderon goes for a double leg but Schmidt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Schmidt continues to drive forward.
Calderon jumps into guard, dragging Schmidt to the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schmidt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schmidt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Calderon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schmidt is looking to work some ground and pound but Calderon has wrist control.
Calderon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schmidt is controlling him.
Calderon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schmidt controls the pace.
Calderon is looking for a triangle but Schmidt pushes his legs off easily.
Schmidt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt is looking to work some ground and pound but Calderon has wrist control.
Calderon being controlled here, momentarily.
Calderon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schmidt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Schmidt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Calderon is trying to keep Schmidt in close.
Schmidt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calderon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schmidt tries to free his leg and advance position but Calderon is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt won't allow Calderon to sweep him here.
Schmidt forces his way into half guard.
Schmidt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Calderon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schmidt.
Schmidt is taking a breather. Calderon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Calderon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt is taking a breather. Calderon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jim Schmidt just wasn't active enough.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch but Calderon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Calderon closes the distance and pushes Schmidt back into the cage.
Calderon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Calderon.
Schmidt lands an elbow that stopped Calderon in his tracks for a moment.
Schmidt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schmidt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmidt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schmidt.
Calderon looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt missing with knees to the body.
Schmidt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Calderon up against the cage.
Schmidt trying to land knees to the body.
Schmidt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Calderon lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt tries a body shot but Calderon blocks it.
Schmidt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schmidt pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Schmidt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Calderon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schmidt. Calderon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calderon shoots in and drives through. Schmidt sprawls well.
Schmidt checks a leg kick.
Schmidt misses with an uppercut.
Calderon darts in looking for a takedown but Schmidt gets double underhooks and turns Calderon into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schmidt.
Nice body punch from Schmidt - that landed with a thud.
Schmidt controlling the action here for a moment.
Good body shot from Schmidt.
Calderon is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Schmidt.
Calderon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schmidt working Calderon over with knees to the body.
Schmidt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schmidt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Marcos Calderon has been cut.
Knees to the body from Schmidt.
Calderon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schmidt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Schmidt lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Schmidt.
Calderon being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt with a knee to the head.
Schmidt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jim Schmidt.
Schmidt misses with a wild combination.
Schmidt moves in looking to clinch but Calderon pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Calderon.
Schmidt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Calderon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt leaning against his opponent.
Schmidt crunches a lovely knee into Calderon's ribcage.
Schmidt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calderon can do to turn this around?
Schmidt scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Schmidt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Calderon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schmidt struggles to land a body shot inside as Calderon controls his hands.
Calderon tries to pull guard but Schmidt won't allow it.
Jim Schmidt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Calderon.
Schmidt is stalling here.
Calderon avoiding damage as Schmidt throws knees to the body.
Schmidt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Calderon up against the cage.
Schmidt landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Calderon is defending well for now.
Schmidt tries to stall but Calderon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Schmidt stalling against the cage.
Schmidt trying to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Schmidt to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jim Schmidt.
Calderon throws a right and a left that Schmidt avoids nicely.
Schmidt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Calderon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Calderon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Schmidt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Calderon's cut.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Calderon there.
Schmidt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jim Schmidt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schmidt looks to clinch
and Calderon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Schmidt won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Calderon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Calderon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Calderon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schmidt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Calderon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Calderon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schmidt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schmidt is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calderon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jim Schmidt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt is trying to maintain the position but Calderon is very close to passing his half guard.
Schmidt manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Calderon keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Schmidt stalling the fight.
Schmidt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Calderon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schmidt tries to work over Calderon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Schmidt.
Schmidt lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt stalls.
Calderon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schmidt missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Schmidt to work.
Schmidt trying to control the position but instead, Calderon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schmidt into the cage.
Schmidt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jim Schmidt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Calderon jumps guard but Schmidt stands there with Calderon around his waist. Calderon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Schmidt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Calderon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Calderon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Schmidt just stands there and leans against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Schmidt misses with a body punch.
Calderon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Schmidt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jim Schmidt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Calderon.
Calderon tries for a takedown but Schmidt manages to get underhooks.
Schmidt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Calderon is trying to force a seperation but Schmidt has the dominant position.
Calderon trying to stall but Schmidt improves his position.
Schmidt stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Schmidt connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Schmidt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Calderon's face.
Schmidt avoiding damage.
Calderon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt trying to land knees to the body.
Marcos Calderon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jim Schmidt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schmidt lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Schmidt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schmidt 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Schmidt!
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energy
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hype
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