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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah McAdoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McAdoo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Honky Tonk Badonkadonk. 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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185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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176 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dutch Schultz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noah McAdoo! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Schultz throws out a token jab with nothing on it. McAdoo jabs Schultz to the body, keeping him at a distance. Schultz lands a nice hook to McAdoo's body. McAdoo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Schultz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schultz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McAdoo.
McAdoo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schultz's head backwards. McAdoo connects with a right hand. Schultz shakes it off. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McAdoo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Schultz misses with a body shot.
Schultz walks into a straight right hand from McAdoo. McAdoo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Noah McAdoo has been cut. Schultz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've been told by Schultz's head coaches at Nonstop Intensity that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. McAdoo scores with a hook to the body. Schultz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Schultz misses with a hook. Schultz throws a hook but McAdoo avoids it easily. McAdoo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. McAdoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schultz was well out of range. Poor timing from McAdoo. Schultz thows a left - swing and a miss! Schultz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McAdoo throws a right and a left that both miss. Schultz tries to counter by clinching up but McAdoo breaks away and moves out of range. Schultz misses with a kick to the body.
McAdoo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Schultz defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round. A punch combination from Schultz misses. Schultz avoids a lazy jab quite easily. McAdoo lands a nice hook to Schultz's body. Schultz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Dutch Schultz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. McAdoo swings for the body but Schultz moves out of range.
McAdoo dips down and scores with a jab to the body. The fight moves into the clinch position. McAdoo tries a body shot but Schultz blocks it.
Schultz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McAdoo's elbow. Schultz lands with a short shot to the head. Schultz struggles to land a body shot inside as McAdoo controls his hands.
Schultz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McAdoo's elbow. Schultz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McAdoos head. A short left from Schultz. Schultz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McAdoo misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz. Schultz prevents a body shot from McAdoo. McAdoo scores with a hook to the body. Schultz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! Schultz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schultz misses with the head strike.
Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.
Schultz tries a body shot but McAdoo blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schultz. Schultz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schultz lands an uppercut. McAdoo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Schultz misses with some punches.
McAdoo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Schultz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A right handed body shot lands from Schultz.
McAdoo lands a hook that snaps the head of Schultz backwards. McAdoo blocks a body shot from Schultz. Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside. Schultz misses with some punches.
Schultz tries a body shot but McAdoo blocks it.
McAdoo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A head punch on the inside from McAdoo fails to land. Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz. Schultz is looking to control McAdoo's arms but McAdoo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schultz has his back to the ropes. McAdoo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schultz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schultz misses with a hook to the ribs.
McAdoo struggles to land a body shot inside as Schultz controls his hands.
Schultz struggles to land a body shot inside as McAdoo controls his hands.
McAdoo misses with a punch to the body.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McAdoo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schultz. Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside. Schultz tries to work over McAdoo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. McAdoo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! McAdoo controlling from side mount. McAdoo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Schultz, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McAdoo looking to control but instead Schultz has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard. Schultz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Schultz looking for submissions from an awkward position here. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
McAdoo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schultz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Schultz wants to get back to full guard. McAdoo trying to control the action but Schultz is working from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Noah McAdoo will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Noah McAdoo's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McAdoo looks to land a left hand but Schultz moved out of range nicely. Schultz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. McAdoo lands with an uppercut that bounces Schultz off the ropes and back into range. Schultz avoids the body shot from McAdoo.
Schultz throws out a loose jab but McAdoo uses good head movement to avoid it. Schultz misses with a wild body shot. Schultz lands a lovely overhand right. McAdoo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schultz as he avoids it easily. A shot to the liver by Schultz. Beautiful body shot. McAdoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schultz. McAdoo swings for the body but Schultz moves out of range.
Schultz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Schultz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Nice defenses there by Schultz. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McAdoo throws the left hand but Schultz avoids the punch easily. Schultz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. McAdoo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schultz to score with a decent uppercut. McAdoo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Schultz throws a right and a left that McAdoo avoids nicely. McAdoo takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Schultz takes a shot right to the bread basket. Schultz misses with a kick to the body.
McAdoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schultz. And an attempted straight right on the counter from McAdoo! But no joy. A jab from McAdoo does it's job there. McAdoo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McAdoo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Schultz. McAdoo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schultz's head backwards. Schultz scores with a crisp jab that stopped McAdoo in his tracks. McAdoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schultz.
McAdoo takes a body punch but keeps moving. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Schultz moves out of range as McAdoo strikes. Schultz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. McAdoo wants to counter the offense by Schultz and move into the clinch position. Schultz avoids the body shot from McAdoo.
Schultz is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Schultz throws a body shot but no joy. McAdoo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. A jab from Schultz misses. Schultz scores with a shot to the body.
Dutch Schultz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. McAdoo throws a hook to the side of Schultz's head but Schultz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Schultz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Schultz. McAdoo does a little dance to reset his feet. Schultz looks to land a combination but McAdoo avoids it well. McAdoo checks the leg kick. McAdoo scores with a sloppy right hand. Schultz should have avoided that one. Schultz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. McAdoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schultz moves away. McAdoo looks to land a left hand but Schultz moved out of range nicely. McAdoo scores with a jab. Schultz acknowledges it with a nod of the head. McAdoo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Schultz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Schultz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Schultz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McAdoo works Schultz's body with a nice hook. Schultz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. McAdoo slips a jab from Schultz. McAdoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schultz was well out of range. Poor timing from McAdoo. Schultz lands a nice hook to McAdoo's body. McAdoo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. McAdoo defending well as Schultz loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McAdoo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Schultz. McAdoo moves forwards but Schultz connects with a nice, crisp jab. McAdoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body. A left lands for Schultz. McAdoo throws a body shot but no joy. McAdoo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schultz. McAdoo digs a good body shot into Schultz's ribs. McAdoo misses the shot to the body. Schultz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McAdoo. That did some damage! McAdoo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. McAdoo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. McAdoo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McAdoo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Schultz throws a big shot that misses. Schultz throws a wild body kick that McAdoo sees coming a mile off. McAdoo works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McAdoo misses the shot to the body. Schultz lunges at McAdoo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McAdoo's hand. Schultz lands a nice looking body kick. A jab from Schultz misses. Schultz fakes the leg kick and cracks McAdoo in the body. McAdoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. McAdoo catches Schultz right on the button with a cross. McAdoo throws a shot from downtown. Schultz moves away and avoids it. Schultz throws out a loose jab but McAdoo uses good head movement to avoid it. A countering left hand to the body from McAdoo misses. Schultz misses with a looping left. A countering left hand to the body from McAdoo misses. Schultz throws a looping overhand right but McAdoo ducks down to avoid it. Schultz misses with a looping left. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. McAdoo misses with a wild body shot. Dutch Schultz is winning the standup battle so far. McAdoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Schultz 's head but he takes it in his stride. A lazy left from McAdoo finds it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dutch Schultz will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Noah McAdoo's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schultz throws a series of punches but McAdoo avoids them all with ease. Schultz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Schultz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McAdoo momentarily.
McAdoo cracks a nice hook into Schultz's ribs. Schultz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Schultz jabbing away but nothing is landing. Schultz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McAdoo.
A shot to the body from Schultz misses and McAdoo counters with a left to the body. Schultz throws a hook but McAdoo blocks it. McAdoo clinches up against the ropes. McAdoo lands on the inside with an uppercut. Schultz takes a shot to the head. McAdoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schultz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. McAdoo lands a shot to the body. McAdoo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. McAdoo pulls Schultz into guard.
Schultz stopping the sweep attempt from McAdoo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Schultz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McAdoo swivels though and keeps the full guard. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Both fighters are breathing heavily. McAdoo working for a triangle but Schultz defends it easily.
McAdoo is trying to keep Schultz in close.
Schultz looking to sit in guard and control but McAdoo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Schultz looking for a guillotine here but McAdoo defends easily.
McAdoo trying to control but Schultz is working from the bottom. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Schultz wants to hit a switch here but McAdoo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Schultz there! Schultz is squirming around, avoiding McAdoo's attempts to control the action. McAdoo controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Schultz wants to hold on but McAdoo pushes him away. McAdoo is looking to work his way around to Schultz's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position. Schultz is working to get back to half guard.
McAdoo with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
McAdoo prevents Schultz from getting the reversal. McAdoo tries to take Schultz's back but instead Schultz uses the opportunity to regain half guard. McAdoo trying to control the action but Schultz is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Schultz actively working from the bottom here. Well, if McAdoo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Schultz pushes McAdoo away with a front kick. Schultz throws a body shot but no joy. McAdoo with the counter takedown but Schultz avoids it easily. Schultz pushes McAdoo away with a front kick. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. McAdoo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Schultz! McAdoo trying to control the position but Schultz is working away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah McAdoo really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Noah McAdoo's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McAdoo on the wrong end of a nice hook. Schultz misses with a hook
letting McAdoo counter with a right hand. Schultz scores with a nice strike. McAdoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Schultz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. McAdoo lands with a good body shot. Schultz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McAdoo sees it coming and avoids it easily. McAdoo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Schultz is able to avoid easily. Schultz throws a right hand that misses
and McAdoo counters with a lovely straight right hand! McAdoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McAdoo fails to land the takedown. Schultz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. McAdoo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Schultz throws a nice head kick!
Schultz scores with a sloppy right hand. McAdoo should have avoided that one. McAdoo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Schultz to the mat! Schultz manages to get full guard. McAdoo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schultz swivels though and keeps the full guard. Schultz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McAdoo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. McAdoo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schultz swivels though and keeps the full guard. Schultz keeping moving, preventing McAdoo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Schultz has McAdoo pulled in close to control his posture. McAdoo is pushing down on Schultz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Schultz is fighting to maintain full guard but McAdoo has managed to sneak the leg through. Schultz gets back to full guard.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing McAdoo from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McAdoo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Schultz's guard. McAdoo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. McAdoo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Schultz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McAdoo is working away from the top position though. McAdoo tries to pass to full mount but Schultz defends it. McAdoo wants to work for an arm triangle but Schultz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Schultz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. McAdoo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schultz finds it's way round the side to connect with McAdoo's head. Schultz connects with the punch. Schultz swings for the body but McAdoo moves out of range.
Schultz throws a body shot but no joy. Schultz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Schultz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McAdoo counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Schultz is not content to let McAdoo control the position. Schultz trying to control here.
Schultz is looking for a sweep. McAdoo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah McAdoo dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Noah McAdoo's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Schultz throws a body kick, spinning off balance and McAdoo counters with a right hand to the body. Schultz defending well as McAdoo loads up on a big left hand. McAdoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schultz.
Schultz scores with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schultz. McAdoo does a little dance to reset his feet. McAdoo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Schultz. Schultz throws the left hand but McAdoo avoids the punch easily. Schultz misses with an uppercut
and McAdoo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schultz thinking. A big right from McAdoo misses. Schultz takes a swing at McAdoo's ribcage but misses. McAdoo gets a double leg takedown into Schultz's guard. McAdoo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Noah McAdoo has got the better of the ground game so far. Schultz looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Schultz keeping moving, preventing McAdoo from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Schultz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McAdoo defends it easily. Schultz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McAdoo is pushing down on Schultz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Schultz is fighting to maintain full guard but McAdoo has managed to sneak the leg through. Schultz is staying active underneath McAdoo, who seems content to just control the action from this position. McAdoo is taking a breather. Schultz 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. Schultz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McAdoo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McAdoo's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round. McAdoo is in bad spot here.
McAdoo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Schultz. Schultz is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but McAdoo has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Schultz lands a shot to the body. McAdoo can't escape the position.
McAdoo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Schultz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McAdoo has managed to free his arm - good work. Schultz wants to work for an arm triangle but McAdoo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Schultz seems to be working for a kimura but McAdoo defends the submission attempt. Schultz wants to pass to mount but McAdoo is defending the position. Schultz is looking to take a break and control but McAdoo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. McAdoo trying to control here.
McAdoo manages to get to full guard.
Schultz is looking to pass into half guard but McAdoo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now McAdoo is in guard. Dutch Schultz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. McAdoo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. McAdoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Schultz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Schultz has his foot on McAdoo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McAdoo works his way back into a safe position though. Schultz keeping moving, preventing McAdoo from controlling successfully. Schultz keeping full guard, as McAdoo tries to pass. McAdoo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. McAdoo trying to control the position but Schultz is working away.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Noah McAdoo. I think McAdoo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 46:49 Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 46:49 Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah McAdoo! A very excited looking Noah McAdoo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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