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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 484 p4p, 63 weight class) and Dieter Schmidt (ranked 815 p4p, 106 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
39 - 20 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt fakes the leg kick and cracks Daniels in the body.
Daniels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schmidt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Schmidt throws a hook to the side of Daniels's head but Daniels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniels swings for the body but Schmidt moves out of range.
Schmidt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Daniels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schmidt tries to score with a low kick but Daniels moves his leg out of the way.
Daniels throwing a counter right hand but Schmidt manages to avoid it.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but Schmidt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daniels moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Schmidt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daniels fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schmidt on the side of the head.
Schmidt tries to land a leg kick but Daniels saw it coming and moves away.
Schmidt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Daniels is out of range.
Schmidt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Daniels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Schmidt ducks down to avoid it.
Schmidt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Schmidt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Daniels in his tracks.
Daniels cracks Schmidt with a good jab.
Daniels gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daniels keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schmidt's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Schmidt.
Schmidt tries to pull guard but Daniels won't allow it.
Schmidt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schmidt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daniels.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Schmidt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schmidt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daniels misses with an uppercut. Schmidt saw that one coming.
Schmidt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniels throws out the jab.
Schmidt works Daniels's body with a nice hook.
Schmidt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schmidt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Daniels.
Daniels throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schmidt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've been told by Daniels's head coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Daniels with a hook.
Daniels lands with a cross.
Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schmidt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmidt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Schmidt slips a straight right by Daniels.
It seemed like Schmidt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Daniels swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Daniels.
Daniels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schmidt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Schmidt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Daniels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schmidt counters with a stiff right hand.
Daniels thuds a left hand into Schmidt's body.
Daniels is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Schmidt checks a low kick from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a right hand
and Daniels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schmidt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good work by Daniels as he checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schmidt.
Daniels walks forward, straight into a front kick from Schmidt.
Daniels lands with a cross.
Schmidt looks to land a body kick but Daniels moved away.
Schmidt throws a body kick that misses.
Daniels slaps away a takedown attempt from Schmidt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Schmidt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Daniels has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels checks a leg kick.
Schmidt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Schmidt moves away from the strike by Daniels.
Schmidt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schmidt.
Schmidt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Daniels tries to clinch but Schmidt moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Daniels.
Daniels moves in looking to clinch but Schmidt pushes him off.
Schmidt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daniels.
Schmidt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schmidt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schmidt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniels throws out the jab.
Daniels throws the kick towards the body but Schmidt avoids it.
Schmidt lands a nice looking body shot.
Daniels looks to throw the jab but Schmidt is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schmidt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schmidt jabs Daniels right on the nose. Daniels blinks but takes it well.
Schmidt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels closes the distance and pushes Schmidt back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daniels scores with a shot to the side of Schmidt's head.
Daniels scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Daniels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daniels pushes Schmidt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Dieter Schmidt has been cut.
Schmidt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels lands with a short shot to the head.
Schmidt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Schmidt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniels throws a body shot but no joy.
Daniels misses with a straight right.
A leg kick checked by Daniels.
Daniels throws a hook but Schmidt blocks it.
Schmidt throws out a counter right but Daniels avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Daniels tries to clinch up but Schmidt circles away and keeps his distance.
Schmidt punishes Daniels's body with a nice straight punch.
Jack Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels throws out a powerful jab.
Schmidt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
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.
The cut man is working on Dieter Schmidt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Daniels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniels moves out of range as Schmidt throws a body kick.
Schmidt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dieter Schmidt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daniels feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schmidts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Schmidt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Schmidt slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
A jab from Daniels finds it's way through Schmidt's defenses.
Daniels lands a head shot.
Schmidt throws a low kick, looking for Daniels's leg but Daniels calmly moves out of range.
Schmidt misses with a straight right.
Schmidt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daniels misses with a series of wild punches.
Schmidt defending well as Daniels loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Daniels darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Schmidt takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels lands with a hook. Schmidt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A combination from Daniels does no damage.
Daniels tries to clinch but Schmidt moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Daniels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt moves away from the strike by Daniels.
Daniels moves out of range of the body kick from Schmidt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Daniels throws a push kick but Schmidt slaps the foot to one side.
A punch lands to the side of Schmidt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Daniels lands a jab to the nose.
Daniels throws the left hand but Schmidt avoids the punch easily.
Schmidt looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.
Daniels connects with a high kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target.
Daniels throws a body punch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Daniels sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Daniels jabs at Schmidt's body.
Schmidt punishes Daniels's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniels will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Schmidt avoids a kick to the body.
Schmidt feints and then cracks Daniels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daniels down.
A good leg kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt misses with a low kick as Daniels jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schmidt feints a counter leg kick.
Daniels scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab lands there for Schmidt.
Schmidt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Daniels bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daniels cracks Schmidt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Schmidt misses with a few strikes there.
Schmidt is looking to slow Daniels down with leg kicks.
Schmidt walks into a jab.
Daniels lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Daniels moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Daniels as Schmidt shoots in.
Schmidt defending well as Daniels loads up on a big left hand.
Schmidt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schmidt. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
Schmidt lands a leg kick that knocks Daniels off balance momentarily.
Schmidt tries to work over Daniels's front leg with a kick but Daniels checks it.
Daniels is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Daniels with a nice cross.
Schmidt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Daniels takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Daniels scores with a nice strike.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schmidt, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Schmidt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Schmidt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schmidt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Daniels checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Schmidt misses with a low kick.
Daniels checks a low kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A clash of legs there as Daniels blocks the low kick.
Daniels avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels works Schmidt's body with a nice hook.
Schmidt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but Schmidt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schmidt can pounce on him.
Schmidt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daniels fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daniels moves out of range as Schmidt throws a body kick.
Schmidt checks a low kick from Daniels.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schmidt moves away.
Schmidt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Daniels takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schmidt needs to keep his hands up - Daniels had a free shot at his head there.
Daniels scores with a jab to the jaw.
Schmidt throws a solid leg kick but Daniels takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schmidt.
Schmidt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schmidt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daniels.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels swings for the body but Schmidt moves out of range.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but Schmidt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daniels gets a clinch.
Schmidt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Schmidt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Schmidt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daniels throws a solid leg kick but Schmidt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Daniels.
Schmidt misses with a wild body shot.
Schmidt tries to land a leg kick but Daniels saw it coming and moves away.
Daniels scores with a body shot.
Daniels is looking to clinch.
Schmidt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schmidt slips a straight right by Daniels.
Schmidt looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schmidt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Schmidt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Schmidt.
It looked like Daniels wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Daniels throws a nice inside leg kick.
Daniels's jab looks to have found its range, popping Schmidt under the eye.
Daniels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daniels keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by Schmidt.
Daniels takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schmidt.
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schmidt.
Schmidt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Schmidt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schmidt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but Schmidt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daniels slips a straight right by Schmidt.
Daniels thumps Schmidt with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Schmidt does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Daniels.
Schmidt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schmidt keeps the fight on the outside.
Schmidt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Daniels scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schmidt in his tracks.
Schmidt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Daniels.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schmidt flicks out a counter leg kick but Daniels steps away.
Schmidt throws a front kick that sends Daniels stumbling back into the cage.
Daniels throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schmidt steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Schmidt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daniels with a hook.
Schmidt throws out a loose jab but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Schmidt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Daniels if he has to take too many more of those.
Schmidt lands an overhand right.
Schmidt moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
Schmidt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Daniels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Daniels on the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Schmidt - just one landing.
Daniels missing with a left hand there. Schmidt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daniels tries to clinch up.
Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schmidt.
Nice body punch from Daniels.
A punch lands to the side of Schmidt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Both fighters circling a little - Schmidt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Daniels.
Daniels steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Schmidt. That one must have hurt.
Schmidt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmidt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Schmidt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schmidt throws the kick towards the body but Daniels avoids it.
Schmidt looks to land a body kick but Daniels moved away.
Daniels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Schmidt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Daniels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schmidt.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmidt.
Good work by Daniels as he checks the leg kick.
Schmidt defending well as Daniels loads up on a big left hand.
Daniels wants to clinch up but Schmidt keeps it at a distance.
Schmidt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt scores with a spinning back kick!
Daniels lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Schmidt. That's going to slow Daniels down.
Daniels tries to score with a low kick but Schmidt moves his leg out of the way.
Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schmidt has time to react.
Nice shot by Daniels.
Daniels scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schmidt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schmidt lands a nice shot to the body.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Schmidt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daniels.
A quick step to the side and Daniels tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Daniels has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Daniels and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Schmidt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daniels stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Daniels swings for the body but Schmidt moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmidt looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Schmidt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Schmidt tries a low kick but Daniels avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dieter Schmidt.
I think Schmidt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dieter Schmidt!
In his post fight interview, Dieter Schmidt started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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