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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Schultze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Izzy Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marc Schultze!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters circling a little - Beast finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Schultze takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Schultze or perhaps it was just good defense by Beast, which made it look bad.
Beast lands a really nice looking cross but Schultze seems unphased.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beast. That's going to slow Schultze down.
Schultze tries to clinch up.
Beast is looking to slow Schultze down with leg kicks.
Schultze tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Beast makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice shot by Beast.
Schultze with a poor takedown
and Beast counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schultze fails with the takedown
and Beast counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Izzy Beast has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Schultze.
Beast feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schultze's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beast lands a jab to the nose.
Beast forces Schultze back against the cage and clinches.
Beast avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beast creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Come on Beast - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short left from Beast.
A right hook to the body lands for Beast.
Still in the clinch, Beast scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schultze has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Beast after a bit of a struggle.
Beast works on Schultze's body with a couple of short punches.
Schultze takes a shot to the head.
Beast is pressed up against the cage. Schultze has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Beast down to the mat. Beast avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Beast is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Beast works the jab nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Beast.
Beast tests Schultze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schultze shoots in for a double leg but Beast sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Schultze tries for a takedown but Beast circles away easily
and Beast counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schultze tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schultze shoots in looking for a takedown but Beast manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schultze's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Schultze looks winded!
Schultze takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beast moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schultze takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Schultze walks forward, straight into a front kick from Beast.
Beast scores with a hook to the body. Schultze takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab, jab by Beast - just one landing.
Beast's corner calls for a 1-2. Beast obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schultze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beast lands a leg kick that knocks Schultze off balance momentarily.
Schultze darts in trying to clinch
and Beast counters with an outside leg kick.
Beast chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beast keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Beast swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Schultze.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultze dives in for a single leg takedown but Beast sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Schultze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beast swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beast throwing a counter right hand but Schultze manages to avoid it.
Schultze's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beast lands a slapping body shot.
Schultze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Beast connects with a body shot.
Beast lands with a nice body punch.
Beast lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Beast. Beautiful body shot.
Schultze tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Beast counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Schultze is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Schultze tries to close the distance and clinch but Beast swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schultze looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Beast with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beast.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Beast.
Beast leaves Schultze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Schultze shoots in for a takedown but Beast shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Beast.
Schultze tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Beast counters with a left to the body.
Schultze misses with a takedown
and Beast counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Beast is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Schultze darts in looking for a takedown but Beast gets double underhooks and turns Schultze into the cage.
Beast stalks Schultze and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Schultze's face. Schultze staggers backwards, shaken.
Schultze gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good leg kick by Beast there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schultze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beast swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schultze drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schultze takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Beast. That snapped Schultze's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beast fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schultze on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beast. Beast obviously looking to wear him down.
Beast punishes Schultze's body with a nice straight punch.
Beast with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schultze is trying desperately to land a takedown but Beast is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Schultze.
Beast lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Beast dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Beast bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schultze's head.
Schultze gets a takedown into half guard.
Beast blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schultze.
Beast wants to control but Schultze is keeping busy.
Schultze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beast is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schultze can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast is trying to get back to full guard.
Beast is not content to let Schultze control the position.
Schultze controlling the action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultze in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Beast tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Schultze!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marc Schultze!
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