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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom McGettigan (ranked 1891 p4p, 213 weight class) and Tumleh Schmitt (ranked 3108 p4p, 329 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom McGettigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Tumleh Schmitt!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Schmitt does no damage.
Schmitt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schmitt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McGettigan swings for the body but Schmitt moves out of range.
Schmitt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGettigan.
Schmitt tries to bum rush McGettigan with a series of wild strikes but McGettigan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schmitt closes the distance and clinches.
McGettigan struggles to land a body shot inside as Schmitt controls his hands.
McGettigan tries to work over Schmitt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schmitt misses with a punch to the body.
Schmitt scores with a shot to the side of McGettigan's head.
Schmitt tries to land knees in the clinch but McGettigan avoids the damage to the body.
McGettigan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGettigan blocks an uppercut.
Schmitt misses with a punch to the body.
Schmitt crunches a lovely knee into McGettigan's ribcage.
McGettigan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGettigan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmitt lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schmitt.
McGettigan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGettigan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schmitt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schmitt lands a nice shot to the body.
Schmitt misses with a punch on the inside.
Schmitt misses with a body punch.
McGettigan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmitt lands with a light punch inside.
Schmitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmitt misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGettigan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Schmitt.
Schmitt works on McGettigan's body with a couple of short punches.
McGettigan blocks a body shot from Schmitt.
Schmitt struggles to land a body shot inside as McGettigan controls his hands.
McGettigan takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGettigan.
McGettigan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schmitt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from McGettigan on the inside.
McGettigan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schmitt blocks an uppercut.
Schmitt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGettigans head.
Schmitt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schmitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schmitt.
McGettigan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schmitt misses with a body punch.
Schmitt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Schmitt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGettigan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGettigan.
McGettigan lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGettigan can't find room to land a body shot as Schmitt controls the action.
McGettigan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGettigan works on Schmitt's body with a couple of short punches.
McGettigan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGettigan lands a left hand.
Schmitt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schmitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGettigan's elbow.
McGettigan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGettigan blocks a body shot from Schmitt.
McGettigan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schmitt or not.
Schmitt cracks McGettigan with a nice body shot.
Schmitt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schmitt scores with a shoulder strike.
McGettigan swings wildly with an uppercut but Schmitt uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGettigan blocking some punches.
McGettigan misses with some punches.
McGettigan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schmitt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schmitt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McGettigan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Schmitt can turn it around.
McGettigan has a couple of punches blocked by Schmitt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schmitt.
McGettigan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schmitt misses with a punch on the inside.
McGettigan working aggressively here.
Schmitt working aggressively here.
McGettigan pushes Schmitt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schmitt.
McGettigan misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGettigan can't find room to land a body shot as Schmitt controls the action.
McGettigan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schmitt's elbow.
McGettigan misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Schmitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGettigan struggles to land a body shot inside as Schmitt controls his hands.
McGettigan tries a body shot but Schmitt blocks it.
McGettigan has a couple of punches blocked by Schmitt.
Schmitt scores with a shoulder strike.
McGettigan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmitt digs a right hand into McGettigan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGettigan's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tumleh Schmitt 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.
A punch combination from Schmitt misses.
McGettigan misses with an uppercut. Schmitt saw that one coming.
Schmitt works McGettigan's body with a nice hook.
Schmitt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Schmitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schmitt is looking to land body kicks.
Schmitt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from McGettigan. No joy for Schmitt on that attempt.
McGettigan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schmitt has a couple of punches blocked by McGettigan.
Schmitt tries a body shot but McGettigan blocks it.
McGettigan blocks a body shot from Schmitt.
Schmitt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schmitt throws a punch but it's blocked by McGettigan.
McGettigan can't find room to land a body shot as Schmitt controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schmitt.
McGettigan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schmitt can't find room to land a body shot as McGettigan controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGettigans head.
Tumleh Schmitt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schmitt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGettigan lands a hook that snaps the head of Schmitt backwards.
McGettigan lands a body shot.
Schmitt lands with a light punch inside.
McGettigan tries a body shot but Schmitt blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from McGettigan fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Schmitt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schmitt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGettigan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schmitt throws a punch but it's blocked by McGettigan.
McGettigan struggles to land a body shot inside as Schmitt controls his hands.
McGettigan has a couple of punches blocked by Schmitt.
Schmitt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schmitt has a couple of punches blocked by McGettigan.
McGettigan blocks an uppercut.
Schmitt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGettigan.
A head punch on the inside from Schmitt fails to land.
Schmitt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schmitt gets through McGettigan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Schmitt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schmitt.
Schmitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Schmitt.
A body shot lands from Schmitt.
Schmitt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schmitt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schmitt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schmitt lands a nice uppercut.
Schmitt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGettigan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGettigan prevents a body shot from Schmitt.
Schmitt blocks a body shot from McGettigan.
Schmitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGettigan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schmitt.
McGettigan blocking some punches.
Schmitt tries a body shot but McGettigan blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Schmitt.
McGettigan misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGettigan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schmitt working aggressively here.
McGettigan prevents a body shot from Schmitt.
Schmitt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schmitt blocking some punches.
McGettigan misses with the head strike.
Schmitt misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Schmitt.
A head punch on the inside from Schmitt fails to land.
Schmitt tries a body shot but McGettigan blocks it.
A body shot lands from Schmitt.
McGettigan struggles to land a body shot inside as Schmitt controls his hands.
McGettigan lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt misses with a punch on the inside.
McGettigan misses with a punch on the inside.
McGettigan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schmitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGettigan's elbow.
Schmitt has a couple of punches blocked by McGettigan.
McGettigan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schmitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGettigan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schmitt's elbow.
McGettigan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schmitt.
McGettigan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schmitt prevents a body shot from McGettigan.
McGettigan misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGettigan throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmitt.
Schmitt misses with a punch on the inside.
McGettigan scores with a shoulder strike.
McGettigan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tumleh Schmitt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McGettigan tries to clinch up but Schmitt circles away and keeps his distance.
Schmitt goes for a double leg but McGettigan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McGettigan continues to drive forward.
McGettigan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Schmitt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Schmitt moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Schmitt tries for a kimura but McGettigan is defending well.
Schmitt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmitt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Schmitt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McGettigan can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGettigan is looking to regain half guard here but Schmitt keeps moving and retains side control.
McGettigan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Schmitt.
Tom McGettigan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Schmitt wants to control but McGettigan is keeping him busy.
Schmitt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Schmitt trying to control the position but McGettigan is working away.
Schmitt is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McGettigan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McGettigan is not content to let Schmitt control the position.
McGettigan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McGettigan tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Schmitt is looking to take a break and control but McGettigan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schmitt is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McGettigan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Schmitt tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
McGettigan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schmitt on the ground.
Schmitt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Schmitt has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McGettigan throws a body shot but no joy.
Tumleh Schmitt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schmitt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tumleh Schmitt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schmitt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tumleh Schmitt!
Our winner, Tumleh Schmitt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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