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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Slawomir Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Atkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 cm
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163 lbs
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180 cm
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152 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Slawomir Schmidt! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taylor Atkinson! The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Schmidt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Schmidt. Schmidt connects with a nice looking jab.
Atkinson looks for the body kick but Schmidt saw that one coming. Schmidt throws a counter high kick but Atkinson was just alert enough to avoid it. Atkinson tries to score with a low kick but Schmidt moves his leg out of the way. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Schmidt. A slapping leg kick lands for Schmidt.
Schmidt connects with a crisp jab. Schmidt lands a jab to the nose. Atkinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Atkinson clinches. Atkinson breaks from the clinch.
Atkinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schmidt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Schmidt connects with a right hand. Atkinson shakes it off. Atkinson ducks under a wild hook from Schmidt. Schmidt avoids a kick to the body.
Atkinson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Atkinson moves into the clinch. Atkinson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schmidt has him pressed against the cage. Schmidt lands a nice knee to the body. Atkinson avoids the elbow strike from Schmidt, against the cage.
Schmidt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Atkinson's efforts to push away. Atkinson is trying to break free. Schmidt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Atkinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Schmidt has double underhooks. Schmidt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atkinson is defending well for now. Schmidt prevents Atkinson from breaking the clinch. Schmidt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Atkinson tries to work over Schmidt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Atkinson manages to break the clinch.
Schmidt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Atkinson keeps the fight on the outside. Atkinson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Schmidt blocks it well. Schmidt lands an overhand right.
It looks like Taylor Atkinson has been cut. 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! Atkinson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schmidt tries to clinch but Atkinson is having none of it. Atkinson is trying to counter with his kicks. Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Atkinson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Schmidt checks a leg kick nicely. Schmidt forces Atkinson back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Schmidt lands a nice elbow. Atkinson leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atkinson. Atkinson breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Schmidt. Schmidt misses the jab. Danga de danga de dang - Schmidt scores with a four punch combination!
Atkinson is rocked! Atkinson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Schmidt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Atkinson scrambles back to his feet. Atkinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Schmidt finish him? Atkinson throws a chopping leg kick but Schmidt manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Schmidt is looking to counter with a shot to the body. A clash of legs there as Schmidt blocks the low kick. Atkinson misses with a right hand and Schmidt counters with a lovely shot to the body. Atkinson takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Atkinson 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. It looked like Schmidt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Schmidt lands a front kick to the face, that drops Atkinson to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight! Atkinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Atkinson throws a sloppy head kick and Schmidt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Schmidt scores with a big combo that sends Atkinson crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Atkinson flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Schmidt jumps onto the cage and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slawomir Schmidt! Slawomir Schmidt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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