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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zarek Reschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Schwetty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
22 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Zarek Reschke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pete Schwetty!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reschke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Schwetty connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reschke scrambles back to his feet.
Reschke lands a nice looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Schwetty.
Reschke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schwettys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reschke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schwetty.
Some bone on bone action there as Reschke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Schwetty misses with a body shot.
Schwetty scores with a jab.
Schwetty throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reschke fires out a quick counter leg kick but Schwetty just manages to avoid it.
Reschke lands with a nice body kick.
Reschke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reschke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwetty connects with a body shot.
Schwetty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reschke manages to avoid it.
Schwetty connects with a single shot there.
Reschke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schwetty.
Reschke clobbers Schwetty with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Schwetty with a hook.
Reschke checks a leg kick.
Reschke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Schwetty shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reschke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reschke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reschke with a jab.
Schwetty misses with a low kick.
Schwetty misses with an uppercut.
Schwetty cracks a nice hook into Reschke's ribs.
Schwetty throws a shot from downtown. Reschke moves away and avoids it.
Reschke loads up on a big right hand but Schwetty slips the punch.
Schwetty misses the shot to the body.
Schwetty throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reschke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schwetty misses the shot to the body.
Schwetty misses with a wild combination.
Reschke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schwetty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A good leg kick by Reschke.
Reschke blocks a low kick nicely.
Schwetty uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reschke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schwetty defending well as Reschke loads up on a big left hand.
Pete Schwetty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Reschke misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reschke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Schwetty throws an overhand right that lands on Reschke's shoulder, as Reschke tries to avoid the shot.
Schwetty slips a jab from Reschke.
Schwetty takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Schwetty scores with a nice right hand.
Reschke avoids the body shot from Schwetty.
Schwetty feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reschke's calf.
Reschke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reschke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schwetty.
Schwetty misses the body punch
and Reschke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schwetty throws a big shot that misses.
Schwetty gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reschke.
Good shot there by Schwetty.
Schwetty throws a solid leg kick but Reschke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schwetty.
Schwetty walks into a stiff left hand from Reschke.
Schwetty moves forwards but Reschke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schwetty scores with a decent looking hook.
Schwetty throws a hook but Reschke avoids it easily.
Reschke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reschke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reschke throws out a loose jab but Schwetty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schwetty throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reschke lands a right hook to the body.
Schwetty walks into a left hand.
Schwetty moves out of range of the leg kick from Reschke.
Reschke lands with a good body shot.
Reschke just misses with a punch to the body.
Reschke cracks the inside of Schwetty's front leg.
Schwetty misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Reschke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reschke misses with a straight right.
Schwetty fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Schwetty thows a leg kick but Reschke checks it
and Reschke counters with a stiff right hand.
Reschke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reschke looks to land a body kick but Schwetty moved away.
Schwetty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reschke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Schwetty is predictable there
and Reschke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schwetty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Schwetty.
Reschke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Schwetty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Schwetty there as he acknowledges the shot.
Schwetty throws a leg kick
and Reschke counters with a nice uppercut.
Reschke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schwetty's calf.
Schwetty throws a body punch but Reschke moves out of range.
Schwetty scores with a nice head shot.
Reschke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reschke.
Reschke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schwetty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reschke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schwetty's hands.
Schwetty's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwetty takes a swing at Reschke's ribcage but misses.
Reschke is looking for a counter combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schwetty.
Reschke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reschke misses with an uppercut. Schwetty saw that one coming.
Reschke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
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 Zarek Reschke will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reschke blocks a leg kick.
Reschke throws a body punch but Schwetty moves out of range.
Schwetty throws out a counter right but Reschke avoids it with no problem.
Schwetty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reschke misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Reschke misses its intended target.
Schwetty throws the left hand but Reschke avoids the punch easily.
Reschke misses with a looping right.
Schwetty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reschke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Schwetty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reschke moves away.
Schwetty misses the jab.
Reschke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Reschke.
Reschke takes a swing at Schwetty's ribcage but misses.
Schwetty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reschke.
Schwetty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reschke manages to avoid it.
Schwetty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reschke.
Reschke throws an overhand right that lands on Schwetty's shoulder, as Schwetty tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwetty throws a nice looking combination but Reschke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Reschke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Schwetty misses with a looping left.
Schwetty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reschke throwing a counter right hand but Schwetty manages to avoid it.
Schwetty lands a slapping body shot.
Reschke moves away from the strike by Schwetty.
Schwetty finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Reschke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Schwetty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Reschke misses.
A low kick from Schwetty misses
and Reschke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zarek Reschke is winning the standup battle so far.
Reschke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reschke ducks under a wild hook from Schwetty.
Schwetty throws a leg kick but Reschke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reschke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schwetty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reschke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schwetty.
Schwetty throws a leg kick which misses Reschke's front leg but catches the back leg as Reschke tries to avoid it.
Schwetty fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reschke checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwetty lands with a good body shot.
Reschke jabs at Schwetty's body.
Reschke ducks under a wild hook from Schwetty.
Schwetty throws out a loose jab but Reschke uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reschke. Schwetty shrugs it off though.
Schwetty throws a low kick, looking for Reschke's leg but Reschke calmly moves out of range.
Reschke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reschke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schwetty works the jab nicely.
Reschke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schwetty misses with an uppercut. Reschke saw that one coming.
Reschke checks the leg kick.
Reschke scores with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reschke.
Reschke loads up on a big right hand but Schwetty slips the punch.
Schwetty tries a quick counter leg kick but Reschke is wise to it.
Schwetty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Schwetty.
Reschke lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reschke throws a hook but Schwetty blocks it.
Schwetty misses with a body kick.
Reschke slips a straight right by Schwetty.
Reschke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Schwetty backs up against the cage.
Reschke misses with a straight left.
Reschke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schwetty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schwetty just misses with a punch to the body.
Reschke moves out of range as Schwetty strikes.
Reschke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Schwetty counters with a left to the body.
Reschke throws a hook but Schwetty blocks it.
Schwetty misses the shot to the body.
Schwetty throws a jab but it's blocked by Reschke.
Schwetty loads up on a big right hand but Reschke slips the punch.
Reschke rushes Schwetty and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reschke taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwetty tries a body shot but Reschke blocks it.
Schwetty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schwetty swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reschke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reschke darts in and clinches Schwetty up against the cage.
Schwetty taking a breather.
Reschke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schwetty prevents a body shot from Reschke.
Schwetty looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reschke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schwetty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schwetty working hard to break the clinch.
Schwetty misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reschke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pete Schwetty will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Schwetty takes a swing at Reschke's ribcage but misses.
Schwetty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reschke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schwetty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schwetty wants to land a leg kick but Reschke is out of range.
Reschke misses with the combination.
Schwetty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reschke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Schwetty's sensitive parts.
Schwetty misses with a hook.
Reschke swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Schwetty throws a good cross that connects.
Schwetty scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reschke doesn't seem bothered though.
Reschke looks to land a right hand but Schwetty moved out of range.
Schwetty lands a jab to Reschke's midsection.
Schwetty feints and then cracks Reschke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reschke down.
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!
Schwetty stuns Reschke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schwetty misses with a hook to the body
and Reschke counters with a left and a right that stings Schwetty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwetty is looking to chop away at Reschke's legs.
As Schwetty backs away, Reschke returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Schwetty.
Schwetty throws a combination. Reschke tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Schwetty misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reschke.
Reschke looks to throw the jab but Schwetty is out of range.
Reschke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reschke checks a leg kick.
Schwetty throws out a loose jab but Reschke uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Schwetty looks to move away, Reschke throws a big counter combo bu Schwetty just gets out of the way.
Schwetty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schwetty swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reschke lands a jab to the nose.
Reschke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Schwetty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reschke moves away.
Schwetty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reschke's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reschke closes the distance and clinches.
Schwetty has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Schwetty misses with a punch on the inside.
Reschke slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwetty blocks an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Schwetty.
Schwetty trying to control the position but instead, Reschke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schwetty into the cage.
Schwetty has a couple of punches blocked by Reschke.
Schwetty managing to block the knees to the body from Reschke.
A left hand lands to the body for Schwetty.
Reschke will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Schwetty up against the cage.
Schwetty is leaning against Reschke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reschke trying to control the position but instead, Schwetty has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reschke into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schwetty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwetty is looking to break free of the clinch but Reschke has double underhooks.
Reschke manages to break the clinch.
Schwetty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schwetty checks a low kick from Reschke.
Schwetty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reschke avoids the body shot from Schwetty.
Reschke lands with a right hand.
Reschke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reschke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reschke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schwetty.
Schwetty throws a body shot but no joy.
Reschke is looking to counter punch.
Reschke misses the jab.
Reschke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schwetty connects with an inside leg kick.
Reschke avoids the body shot from Schwetty.
Reschke throws a leg kick but Schwetty moved away.
Schwetty misses with a jab to the body
letting Reschke counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reschke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schwetty.
Reschke throws a body shot but no joy.
Schwetty misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Schwetty.
Schwetty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reschke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schwetty's head.
Schwetty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reschke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schwetty swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reschke counters with a left to the body.
Schwetty sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Reschke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schwetty.
Reschke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schwetty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reschke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reschke checks a low kick from Schwetty.
Reschke is looking to counter punch.
Reschke cracks the inside of Schwetty's front leg.
Schwetty takes a jab right on the kisser.
Schwetty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reschke to score with a decent uppercut.
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 Zarek Reschke.
Well Reschke 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zarek Reschke!
Zarek Reschke was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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