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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rico Cole (ranked 951 p4p, 115 weight class) and Dieter Schmidt (ranked 1067 p4p, 129 weight class). Cole's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gerardo's Rico Suave. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rico Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt tries to land a leg kick but Cole saw it coming and moves away.
Cole went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cole connects with a solid leg kick.
Cole walks into a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schmidt is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Cole wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schmidt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schmidt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schmidt tried to score with a low kick but Cole checks it.
Cole throws a leg kick but Schmidt checks it.
Schmidt slips a jab from Cole.
Cole connects with a solid leg kick.
Schmidt checks a leg kick nicely.
Schmidt throws a big shot that misses.
Schmidt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cole fails to land with a series of punches.
Schmidt throws a low kick but Cole avoids it.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
Schmidt looks for the body kick but Cole saw that one coming.
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Schmidt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cole looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Cole slams his shin into Schmidt's torso.
Cole takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cole throws a leg kick but Schmidt checks it.
Schmidt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schmidt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cole checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Schmidt lands with an uppercut that bounces Cole off the cage and back into range.
Schmidt misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut there from Cole.
Schmidt moves forwards but Cole connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schmidt throws a big shot that misses.
Cole checks a leg kick nicely.
Schmidt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cole slips a straight right by Schmidt.
Schmidt throws an overhand right that lands on Cole's shoulder, as Cole tries to avoid the shot.
Schmidt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cole. That one must have hurt.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmidt was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Cole sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schmidt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schmidt sizes up Cole with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to land a leg kick but Schmidt saw it coming and moves away.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A leg kick checked by Schmidt.
Cole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cole.
Cole walks into a stiff left hand from Schmidt.
Schmidt checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little jabbing left from Schmidt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schmidt.
Cole connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schmidt's hands.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Schmidt wants to land a leg kick but Cole is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a body punch but Cole moves out of range.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Cole.
Schmidt motions for Cole to come forward. Schmidt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cole misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schmidt misses with a looping left.
Cole appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cole takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schmidt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cole throws a leg kick
enabling Schmidt to counter with a crisp jab.
Schmidt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schmidt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schmidt.
Schmidt is looking to slow Cole down with leg kicks.
Cole moves away from the strike by Schmidt.
Schmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Cole tests Schmidt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cole throws a body shot but no joy.
Schmidt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cole connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cole takes a step back to recover.
Cole lands a leg kick that knocks Schmidt off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a looping overhand right but Schmidt ducks down to avoid it.
Schmidt tries a head kick but it misses.
Cole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schmidt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schmidt throws a solid leg kick but Cole takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schmidt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schmidt.
Schmidt misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Cole.
Schmidt takes one to the chin there.
A left lands for Schmidt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Schmidt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cole has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cole and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cole connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cole throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schmidt.
Cole fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schmidt checks it well.
Schmidt checks a leg kick nicely.
Schmidt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cole's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dieter Schmidt will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schmidt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cole's head backwards.
Schmidt lands with a kick to the ribs.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
Schmidt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cole checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cole getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schmidt throws a chopping leg kick but Cole manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cole throws a head kick that Schmidt semi-blocks.
Schmidt misses with a body kick.
Schmidt tries to score with a low kick but Cole moves his leg out of the way.
Schmidt throws out a leg kick but Cole moves out of range and Schmidt only half commits.
Cole thumps Schmidt with a low kick.
Dieter Schmidt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Schmidt.
Schmidt fails with the takedown.
It looked like Cole wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schmidt misses with a hook. Cole ducked under it nicely.
Cole scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schmidt. That's going to slow Cole down.
Cole lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt ducks right into an uppercut from Cole.
Cole wants to land a leg kick but Schmidt is out of range.
Cole moves out of range as Schmidt throws a body kick.
Schmidt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cole moves out of range of the body kick.
Cole was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cole fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schmidt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schmidt digs a good body shot into Cole's ribs.
Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cole.
Schmidt replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cole blocks it well.
Cole cracks Schmidt with a good jab.
Cole throws a head kick but Schmidt moves out of range.
Cole blocks the body kick.
Schmidt misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Schmidt.
Cole takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schmidt.
Schmidt lands a nice shot that snaps Cole's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt slips a jab from Cole.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Cole moved away.
Cole pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schmidt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schmidt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cole connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Schmidt scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Schmidt misses the target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Schmidt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cole lands a leg kick that knocks Schmidt off balance momentarily.
Schmidt misses with a low kick.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cole connects with a nice looking jab.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
It seemed like Schmidt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schmidt misses with a low kick.
Cole throws a leg kick but Schmidt moved away.
Cole misses with a looping right.
Schmidt checks a low kick from Cole.
Cole throws a leg kick but Schmidt moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole scores with a punch to the head.
Schmidt cracks Cole with an open hand slap.
Cole thumps Schmidt with a low kick.
Schmidt throws the kick towards the body but Cole avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cole, right into the meat.
Schmidt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cole is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Cole.
Cole takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schmidt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cole.
Schmidt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Schmidt steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Schmidt misses with a body kick.
Cole was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cole checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cole connects with a body shot that sends Schmidt's belly button to the back.
Schmidt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schmidt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cole.
Cole connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole throws a solid leg kick but Schmidt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cole.
Schmidt avoids the body shot from Cole.
Cole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schmidt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Schmidt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Schmidt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Schmidt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It appears Cole was looking to counter with a kick there.
A lazy left from Schmidt finds it's target.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole scores with a hook to the body. Schmidt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cole throws a leg kick but Schmidt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schmidt follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Schmidt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schmidt tests Cole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cole misses with a combination
and Schmidt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmidt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cole but Cole pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Good work by Schmidt as he checks the leg kick.
Cole lands with a kick to the ribs.
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 Rico Cole will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Cole blocks the leg kick.
Schmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmidt misses with a kick to the body.
Cole swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a push kick but Cole slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Cole was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Schmidt.
Schmidt thows a leg kick but Cole checks it
letting Cole counter with a right hand.
Cole works over Schmidt's head and body with a nice combination.
Schmidt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cole.
Cole misses with a low kick.
Schmidt misses with a hook.
Schmidt avoids the head kick by Cole.
Cole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a push kick but Cole slaps the foot to one side.
Cole misses with an uppercut. Schmidt saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schmidt.
Schmidt tries to score with a low kick but Cole moves his leg out of the way.
Schmidt misses the body punch
and Cole counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schmidt's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cole is out of range and Schmidt settles back down.
Cole checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schmidt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cole slips under a jab from Schmidt.
A punch lands to the side of Schmidt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cole walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Schmidt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Schmidt lands a front kick.
Schmidt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Cole. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cole.
Schmidt motions for Cole to come forward. Schmidt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schmidt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cole throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt jabs Cole right on the nose. Cole blinks but takes it well.
Schmidt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schmidt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cole half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cole throws a combination. Schmidt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
Cole misses with a left hand
and Schmidt counters with a leg kick.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schmidt is trying to counter with his kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Schmidt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schmidt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cole.
Schmidt tries a quick counter leg kick but Cole is wise to it.
Schmidt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cole is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Cole.
Cole throwing a counter right hand but Schmidt manages to avoid it.
Cole tries to work over Schmidt's front leg with a kick but Schmidt checks it.
Schmidt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cole.
Schmidt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cole will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Schmidt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cole feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schmidt.
Schmidt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cole on the side of the head.
Schmidt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schmidt throws a body kick that misses.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Cole sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schmidt scores with a spinning back kick!
Schmidt scores with a jab. Cole acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cole throws a chopping leg kick but Schmidt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmidt.
Schmidt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cole moves out of range as Schmidt strikes.
Cole fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cole checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schmidt scores with a nice body kick.
Schmidt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cole counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schmidt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Schmidt lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schmidt throws a big shot that misses.
Schmidt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cole's calf.
A low kick from Schmidt misses
and Cole counters with a thumping low kick.
Schmidt throws out a loose jab but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schmidt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Cole misses.
Cole misses with a looping right.
Cole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schmidt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cole, as that shot connected.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schmidt.
Schmidt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Cole as he checks the leg kick.
Cole tries a low kick but Schmidt avoids it.
Cole misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cole walks into a stiff left hand from Schmidt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rico Cole.
Well Cole 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Cole!
A victorious Rico Cole thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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