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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Schmuckatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmad Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Semmy Schmuckatelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ahmad Howard!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmuckatelli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Howard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howard feints a jab promting Schmuckatelli to slip. Howard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Schmuckatelli slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Schmuckatelli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howard.
Howard looks to throw a body kick
letting Schmuckatelli counter with a right hand.
Howard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Schmuckatelli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schmuckatelli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Howard is looking to take this one to the mat.
Schmuckatelli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schmuckatelli closes the distance looking to clinch
and Howard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schmuckatelli clinches.
Knees to the body from Schmuckatelli.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmuckatelli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Howard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schmuckatelli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schmuckatelli lands a knee to the head.
Schmuckatelli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schmuckatelli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Howard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard fails to land the takedown.
Howard looks winded!
Schmuckatelli shoots in for a double leg but Howard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Schmuckatelli has a takedown stuffed.
Howard has Schmuckatelli up against the cage in a clinch.
Schmuckatelli unloads a knee to the mid-section. Howard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Howard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schmuckatelli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howard darts in and clinches Schmuckatelli up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Schmuckatelli has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Howard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schmuckatelli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schmuckatelli obliges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Schmuckatelli takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Schmuckatelli scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ahmad Howard has been cut.
Schmuckatelli is trying to pull guard but Howard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Semmy Schmuckatelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schmuckatelli lands a knee to the head.
Schmuckatelli landing knees to the head.
Schmuckatelli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Howard backwards.
Schmuckatelli lands a knee to the head.
Schmuckatelli connects with a nasty looking knee right to Howard's face.
Schmuckatelli lands an elbow that stopped Howard in his tracks for a moment.
Schmuckatelli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schmuckatelli unloads a knee to the mid-section. Howard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Schmuckatelli using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Schmuckatelli working Howard over with knees to the body.
Schmuckatelli's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli lands a nice knee to the body.
Howard wants to get back to striking at distance but Schmuckatelli won't allow it.
Schmuckatelli manages to pull guard.
Schmuckatelli is pulling down on Howard's head to control his posture.
Howard won't allow Schmuckatelli to get back to his feet.
Howard pushes down on Schmuckatelli's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Schmuckatelli is looking to escape.
Schmuckatelli has a hand on Howard's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Howard takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli wants to control but Howard is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Howard there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Schmuckatelli is trying to reverse the position but instead Howard has taken his back - oops!
Howard controlling from the back.
Schmuckatelli trying to get back to his feet but Howard is in full control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Semmy Schmuckatelli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ahmad Howard's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Howard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schmuckatelli closes the distance and clinches.
Howard wants a takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schmuckatelli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howard is defending well for now.
Schmuckatelli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schmuckatelli throws a sloppy head kick
and Howard counters with a straight right hand.
Schmuckatelli tries to close the distance and clinch but Howard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schmuckatelli instigates a clinch.
Schmuckatelli lands a nice knee to the body.
Schmuckatelli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmuckatelli manages to break the clinch.
Howard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Schmuckatelli sprawls well. Schmuckatelli wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Howard gets slowly back to his feet.
Schmuckatelli is looking to clinch.
Howard throws a right hand that Schmuckatelli ducks under and follows up with a left that Schmuckatelli also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli rushes Howard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schmuckatelli unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Howard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schmuckatelli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Howard's elbow.
Schmuckatelli has Howard pushed against the cage.
Howard wants to take the fight to the mat but Schmuckatelli manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Semmy Schmuckatelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahmad Howard.
Schmuckatelli lands a nice knee to the body.
Schmuckatelli connects with a nasty looking knee right to Howard's face.
Semmy Schmuckatelli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Schmuckatelli using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Schmuckatelli putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Howard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Schmuckatelli stalling the fight.
Schmuckatelli breaks from the clinch.
Schmuckatelli closes the distance and clinches.
Schmuckatelli putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Howard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmuckatelli tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Howard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Schmuckatelli misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli scores a nice knee to the body.
Schmuckatelli dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Howard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli goes for a takedown attempt but Howard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Schmuckatelli gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schmuckatelli breaks the clinch.
Schmuckatelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howard can do to turn this around?
Howard avoids the body shot from Schmuckatelli.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Howard is defended easily by Schmuckatelli.
Howard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schmuckatelli tries to clinch up
and Howard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schmuckatelli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Howard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schmuckatelli throws out the jab.
Schmuckatelli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schmuckatelli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howard is looking for the big counter here.
Semmy Schmuckatelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard gets tackled into the cage by Schmuckatelli. Schmuckatelli maintains the clinch.
Howard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Howard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schmuckatelli crunches a lovely knee into Howard's ribcage.
Schmuckatelli creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Howard's defenses.
Schmuckatelli is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Howard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schmuckatelli is looking to stand up but Howard isn't so interested in that idea.
Howard stands and steps away. Schmuckatelli gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Schmuckatelli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Howard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schmuckatelli fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Howard is out of range.
Howard feints the counter takedown.
Ahmad Howard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schmuckatelli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schmuckatelli throws a quick counter kick to the body but Howard avoids it.
Schmuckatelli is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Semmy Schmuckatelli dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ahmad Howard's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Schmuckatelli tries to clinch there but Howard circles away.
Schmuckatelli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schmuckatelli obliges.
Schmuckatelli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schmuckatelli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howard forces Schmuckatelli back against the cage and clinches.
Howard jumps guard but Schmuckatelli stands there with Howard around his waist. Howard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Schmuckatelli has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Howard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Schmuckatelli landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schmuckatelli tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Schmuckatelli breaks from the clinch.
Howard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmuckatelli tries to keep at a distance but Howard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schmuckatelli landing knees to the head.
Schmuckatelli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schmuckatelli wants to clinch up but Howard keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Schmuckatelli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schmuckatelli drives through and clinches with Howard against the cage.
Howard tries to pull guard but Schmuckatelli forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Schmuckatelli landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Schmuckatelli is stalling here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Schmuckatelli for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Schmuckatelli effectively controlling the action here.
Schmuckatelli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Howard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Schmuckatelli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schmuckatelli unloads a knee to the mid-section. Howard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Schmuckatelli crunches a lovely knee into Howard's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmuckatelli lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmuckatelli working Howard over with knees to the body.
Howard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schmuckatelli breaks from the clinch.
Schmuckatelli darts in looking for a takedown but Howard gets double underhooks and turns Schmuckatelli into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Semmy Schmuckatelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schmuckatelli wants to clinch.
Schmuckatelli is looking to clinch but Howard is avoiding it.
Schmuckatelli fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Schmuckatelli with that takedown attempt.
Schmuckatelli closes the distance but Howard moves to the side
and Howard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli wants to clinch.
Schmuckatelli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howard tries to keep at a distance but Schmuckatelli has taken the fight into the clinch.
Howard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schmuckatelli has him pressed against the cage.
Schmuckatelli looking to slow down the pace here.
Howard managing to block the knees to the body from Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli keeps control of Howard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Schmuckatelli.
Howard can't break the clinch.
Schmuckatelli gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Howard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli breaks from the clinch.
Schmuckatelli pushes Howard up against the cage in a clinch.
Schmuckatelli prevents Howard from breaking the clinch.
Schmuckatelli is pushing Howard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Schmuckatelli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howard.
Schmuckatelli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schmuckatelli tries to pull guard but Howard won't allow it.
Howard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Schmuckatelli is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Schmuckatelli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schmuckatelli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Howard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ahmad Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Semmy Schmuckatelli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schmuckatelli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schmuckatelli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Semmy Schmuckatelli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schmuckatelli, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Semmy Schmuckatelli!
Ahmad Howard was interviewed post fight and said 'Rematch'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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