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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Morgan Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slawomir Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade comes to the ring accompanied by The Bleeding. Morgan Wade could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Slawomir Schmidt's chin.
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169 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Morgan Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slawomir Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt throws a lazy right hand but Wade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wade jabs Schmidt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wade misses with a hook. Schmidt ducked under it nicely.
Schmidt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schmidt throws out a loose jab but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wade swings widly with a right hand
and Schmidt counters with a nice uppercut.
Wade misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wade backing away here, and Schmidt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Schmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmidt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wade connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schmidt.
Wade sizes up Schmidt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wade.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wade.
Morgan Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wade misses the shot to the body.
Wade misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Schmidt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A good leg kick by Wade.
Schmidt wants to clinch up but Wade keeps it at a distance.
Wade feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Schmidt throws a right and a left that Wade avoids nicely.
Wade throws a hook but Schmidt blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt throws a right and a left that Wade avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wade throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Schmidt! But no joy.
A big left from Schmidt misses.
Wade fires out a quick counter leg kick but Schmidt just manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wade.
Schmidt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wade checks a low kick from Schmidt.
Wade throws a series of punches but Schmidt moves out of range.
Schmidt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schmidt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schmidt moves out of range as Wade strikes.
Wade throws a shot from downtown. Schmidt moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Wade dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Schmidt doesn't manage to clinch there - Wade circles away.
Schmidt moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Schmidt.
Wade has a couple of punches blocked by Schmidt.
Wade can't find room to land a body shot as Schmidt controls the action.
Wade with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wade avoids a wild elbow strike from Schmidt.
Wade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wade scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Wade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade throws a right and a left that Schmidt avoids nicely.
Wade scores with a punch to the head.
Wade takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Wade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade takes one on the button.
Morgan Wade is winning the standup battle so far.
Wade misses with a body punch
letting Schmidt counter with a right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Schmidt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Despite the aggression on Schmidt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Schmidt looks to land a left hand but Wade moved out of range nicely.
Wade is looking to counter punch.
Wade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schmidt can do to turn this around?
Schmidt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Schmidt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wade takes a shot to the body in his stride.
It looks like Wade has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wade lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schmidt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Schmidt misses.
Wade jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wade was well out of range. Poor timing from Schmidt.
Schmidt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wade.
Schmidt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wade closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidt takes a swing at Wade's ribcage but misses.
Wade takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wade slips a straight right by Schmidt.
Schmidt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wade under the eye.
Wade is looking to slow Schmidt down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slawomir Schmidt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wade slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wade goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Schmidt! But no joy.
Wade misses with a body shot.
Schmidt is looking to clinch but Wade is avoiding it.
Wade just misses with a punch to the body.
Schmidt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Schmidt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wade moves out of range of the body kick from Schmidt.
Wade was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wade scores with the left hand. Schmidt knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wade throws a leg kick but Schmidt moved away.
Wade throws a head kick but Schmidt moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade takes one to the chin there.
Schmidt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schmidt.
Schmidt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schmidt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wade scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wade connects with a leg kick. Schmidt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schmidt throws a body punch but Wade moves out of range.
Schmidt slips a jab from Wade.
Schmidt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wade.
Schmidt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Schmidt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wade.
Wade misses with an uppercut.
Schmidt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade swings widly with a right hand
and Schmidt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wade lands a right hook to the body.
Wade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schmidt is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wade moves away from the strike by Schmidt.
Schmidt is still on wobbly legs! Can Wade finish him?
Wade looks to land a right hand but Schmidt moved out of range.
Schmidt seems to have recovered his senses.
Schmidt throws a shot from downtown. Wade moves away and avoids it.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Schmidt loads up on a big right hand but Wade slips the punch.
Schmidt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wade.
Wade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schmidt.
Wade swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morgan Wade showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wade has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morgan Wade!
A victorious Morgan Wade thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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