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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Schneider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arep Hensem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schneider comes into the arena with Its a fight blaring out of the sound system. Stephan Schneider had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Stephan Schneider has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephan Schneider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arep Hensem!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schneider moves in looking to clinch but Hensem pushes him off.
Schneider looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hensem misses with a takedown
and Schneider counters with a single leg into guard. Hensem didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hensem wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Schneider manages to pass to side control.
Schneider working Hensem over with strikes.
Schneider is pressing down on Hensem's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hensem is holding on for now.
Schneider uses his free foot to push down on Hensem's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hensem.
You get the feeling that Hensem really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Schneider landing punches.
Schneider will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneider scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hensem?
Hensem tries to buck Schneider off but he can't manage it.
Hensem takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Schneider has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hensem looks gassed!
Schneider jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hensem is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hensem and Schneider has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hensem really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schneider. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hensem wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Schneider throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hensem is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Schneider is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hensem is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schneider prevents Hensem from escaping the position.
Hensem tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Schneider loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Hensem hold on?
Hensem defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Schneider's arms.
Hensem is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hensem covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Hensem trying to get back to his feet but Schneider is in full control for now.
Hensem is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Schneider landing with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hensem trying to get back to his feet but Schneider is in full control for now.
Hensem fending off the submission attempt from Schneider.
Hensem is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Schneider connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hensem to escape the position.
Schneider throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Hensem!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephan Schneider dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Schneider tries to clinch there but Hensem circles away.
Schneider wants to clinch.
Schneider drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schneider is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Schneider won't allow Hensem to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneider gets to his feet. Hensem looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Schneider wants to clinch up but Hensem keeps it at a distance.
Schneider throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schneider is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stephan Schneider is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hensem tries for a takedown but Schneider circles away easily
and Schneider counters with a takedown into side control.
Hensem is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Schneider working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hensem is pushing Schneider's head away, looking to escape. Schneider manages to hold on to the position though.
Schneider stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Schneider shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hensem is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schneider is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider is working Hensem over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hensem is wriggling around but Schneider manages to pass to half guard.
Hensem tries to kick Schneider off in order to stand up. Schneider Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hensem is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Schneider rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hensem moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schneider stuffs the takedown.
Hensem should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hensem misses with a takedown
and Schneider counters with a nice uppercut.
Stephan Schneider has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arep Hensem.
Schneider fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schneider fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schneider is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schneider wants to clinch up but Hensem keeps it at a distance.
Schneider is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephan Schneider dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Hensem doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Schneider counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hensem pushes Schneider off but Schneider dives into side control.
Schneider looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hensem wants to get back to his feet but Schneider drags him back down.
Hensem wants to get back to his feet but Schneider is dominant here and he's now got Hensem's back!
Schneider landing with strikes.
Schneider is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hensem knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hensem for a finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneider punishes Hensem with strikes from the back mount.
Stephan Schneider overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hensem wants to get back to his feet.
Schneider scores with punches to the body.
Schneider lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Hensem hold on?!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Schneider lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Hensem.
Hensem wants to get back to his feet.
Schneider softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Hensem is trying to get back to his feet but Schneider has full control of the position and if anything, Hensem has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Schneider throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Hensem!
Hensem trying to get back to his feet but Schneider is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hensem staying busy and making it hard for Schneider to control.
Hensem trying to get back to his feet but Schneider is in full control for now.
Will Schneider go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Schneider misses with punches from the back.
Schneider is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Schneider gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Schneider gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Schneider apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Hensem tries to bum rush Schneider with a series of wild strikes but Schneider uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Schneider tries to close the distance and clinch but Hensem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schneider will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hensem has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hensem there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stephan Schneider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hensem fails to land the takedown.
Hensem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schneider shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Schneider showed some decent athleticism there.
Stephan Schneider is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hensem is trying to escape back to his feet but Schneider uses the scramble to pass into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephan Schneider showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schneider 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephan Schneider!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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