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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Schaafs (ranked 4600 p4p, 95 weight class) and Battle Ram (ranked 3668 p4p, 78 weight class). Dieter Schaafs could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Battle Ram's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dieter Schaafs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Battle Ram!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schaafs rushes Ram and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ram.
Come on Ram - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Schaafs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Schaafs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schaafs misses with a punch on the inside.
Ram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ram is stalling here.
Schaafs throws a head punch that misses.
Ram manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ram is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Schaafs fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schaafs misses with some punches.
Ram blocking some punches.
Schaafs has a couple of punches blocked by Ram.
Schaafs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ram backwards.
Ram is looking to control Schaafs's arms but Schaafs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ram has his back to the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schaafs being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Schaafs fails to land.
Schaafs swings wildly with an uppercut but Ram uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Schaafs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ram.
Ram has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Schaafs seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ram can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schaafs.
Ram wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Battle Ram.
Schaafs drives through and clinches with Ram against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ram taking a breather.
Schaafs lands with a light punch inside.
Ram is looking to control Schaafs's arms but Schaafs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ram has his back to the cage.
Schaafs swings wildly with an uppercut but Ram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ram looking to stall.
Schaafs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Schaafs has a couple of punches blocked by Ram.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Schaafs swings wildly with an uppercut but Ram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schaafs swings wildly with an uppercut but Ram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ram stalling in the clinch but Schaafs improves position.
Ram stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Battle Ram.
Ram avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ram paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Schaafs rushes Ram and presses him up against the cage.
Ram is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Schaafs misses with the head strike.
Schaafs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schaafs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schaafs swings wildly with an uppercut but Ram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schaafs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schaafs misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ram takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ram slows down the pace here.
Ram looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaafs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schaafs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Schaafs fails to land.
Ram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schaafs throws a punch but it's blocked by Ram.
Schaafs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Schaafs.
Schaafs misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ram.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schaafs working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ram.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schaafs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ram is struggling to control the position.
Schaafs swings wildly with an uppercut but Ram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schaafs being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieter Schaafs dominated that round.
That's time! Schaafs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Schaafs moves into the clinch successfully.
Ram stalling in the clinch but Schaafs improves position.
Schaafs lands a shoulder strike.
Schaafs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schaafs pushes Ram back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Schaafs fails to land.
Ram takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ram is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Schaafs fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ram trying to stall but Schaafs improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ram.
Schaafs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schaafs misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ram leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaafs swings wildly with an uppercut but Ram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ram has Schaafs pushed against the cage.
Ram is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schaafs is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Battle Ram.
A big left from Ram misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Schaafs takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ram slips a jab from Schaafs.
Schaafs moves to clinch but Ram breaks away
and Ram counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ram scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ram scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schaafs doesn't seem bothered though.
Schaafs tries to clinch there but Ram circles away.
It seemed like Ram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schaafs misses with a hook
and Ram counters with a straight right hand.
Schaafs loads up on a big right hand but Ram slips the punch.
Schaafs drives through and clinches with Ram against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaafs misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ram leaning against his opponent.
Schaafs misses with some punches.
Ram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schaafs misses with a punch on the inside.
Schaafs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ram blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Schaafs fails to land.
Ram wants to stall.
Schaafs misses with the head strike.
Schaafs has a couple of punches blocked by Ram.
Schaafs scores with a shoulder strike.
Ram taking a breather.
Ram has Schaafs pressed against the cage.
Ram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaafs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schaafs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schaafs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ram can do to turn this around?
Ram is looking to control Schaafs's arms but Schaafs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ram has his back to the cage.
Ram has Schaafs pushed against the cage.
Schaafs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ram is stalling here.
Schaafs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ram content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Battle Ram.
A punch lands to the side of Ram 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ram throws a jab but it's blocked by Schaafs.
Ram dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ram gets tackled into the cage by Schaafs. Schaafs maintains the clinch.
Ram is looking to control Schaafs's arms but Schaafs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ram has his back to the cage.
Ram trying to control the position but instead, Schaafs has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ram into the cage.
Dieter Schaafs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaafs working aggressively here.
Ram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schaafs misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ram.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ram avoiding damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schaafs as Ram tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Battle Ram.
A big right from Ram misses.
Ram scores with a one two! Schaafs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ram looks to score with a jab to the body but Schaafs is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schaafs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ram lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schaafs moves in looking to clinch but Ram pushes him off.
Ram looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dieter Schaafs will probably get the nod.
That's time! Schaafs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Schaafs moves forwards but Ram connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schaafs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schaafs misses with a right hand
and Ram cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schaafs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ram takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Schaafs takes the fight into the clinch.
Ram is trying to maintain a safe position but Schaafs gets an underhook and turns Ram into the cage.
Ram'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.
Schaafs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Schaafs.
Schaafs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schaafs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Schaafs scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaafs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ram is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schaafs is keeping busy.
Schaafs throws a head punch that misses.
Ram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schaafs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ram blocking some punches.
Schaafs lands a shoulder strike.
Schaafs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schaafs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ram - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Schaafs misses with the head strike.
Schaafs misses with the head strike.
Schaafs working aggressively here.
Schaafs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ram is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaafs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ram stalling in the clinch but Schaafs improves position.
Stalling in the clinch from Ram.
Schaafs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schaafs scores with a shoulder strike.
Ram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schaafs throws a punch but it's blocked by Ram.
Ram leaning his opponent against the cage.
Schaafs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schaafs misses with some punches.
Ram stalling the fight.
Ram is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ram is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Battle Ram.
Schaafs is looking to clinch but Ram is avoiding it.
Ram scores with a shot to the body.
Schaafs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ram counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ram misses with a hook.
Schaafs scores with a nice right hand.
Schaafs moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Schaafs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ram backwards.
Schaafs working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Schaafs misses with a punch on the inside.
Schaafs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ram blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ram is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schaafs misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Schaafs.
Schaafs working aggressively here.
Schaafs gets through Ram's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ram is looking to control Schaafs's arms but Schaafs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ram has his back to the cage.
Schaafs throws a punch but it's blocked by Ram.
Schaafs throws a head punch that misses.
Schaafs throws a punch but it's blocked by Ram.
Schaafs swings wildly with an uppercut but Ram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ram blocking some punches.
A short right from Schaafs.
Schaafs working aggressively here.
Battle Ram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schaafs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ram backwards.
Ram misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schaafs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dieter Schaafs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schaafs, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dieter Schaafs!
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energy
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