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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slava Mne (ranked 2857 p4p, 155 weight class) and Kevin Schultz (ranked 2025 p4p, 122 weight class). Kevin Schultz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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169 cm
26
136 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Slava Mne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schultz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mne backwards.
Schultz lands an uppercut.
Schultz pushes Mne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mne is trying to pull guard but Schultz has him pressed against the cage.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike.
Schultz lands a right hand.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mne is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Schultz tries a body shot but Mne blocks it.
Schultz pushes Mne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Schultz works on Mne's body with a couple of short punches.
Mne prevents a body shot from Schultz.
Schultz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schultz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mne backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schultz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mne's efforts to push away.
Mne fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mne is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Schultz to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slava Mne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mne is looking to break free of the clinch but Schultz has double underhooks.
Mne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schultz lands a nice uppercut.
Mne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schultz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mne tries to pull guard but Schultz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Schultz scores with a nice short uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Mne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mne looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Schultz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mne wants a takedown but no success here.
Schultz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mne trying to control the position but instead, Schultz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mne into the cage.
Mne could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mne trying to stall but Schultz improves his position.
Mne wants to stall.
Mne blocks a body shot from Schultz.
Schultz misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Schultz.
Schultz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Schultz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mne tries for a takedown. No joy.
Schultz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mne can't get the takedown.
Mne is trying to push Schultz away but Schultz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Schultz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schultz.
Mne blocks a body shot from Schultz.
Mne is working for takedown but Schultz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Schultz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mne is breathing heavily.
Mne wants a takedown but no success here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schultz.
Mne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Schultz just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Schultz.
Schultz pushes Mne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Schultz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schultz cracks Mne with a nice body shot.
A short right from Schultz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schultz.
Schultz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mne is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Schultz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oh Mne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schultz digs a right hand into Mne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mne's gas tank.
Mne seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mnes head.
Schultz lands a body shot.
Schultz digs a right hand underneath Mne's ribcage. Mne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Schultz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schultz lands a body shot.
Schultz pushes Mne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Schultz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schultz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mne.
Schultz works on Mne's body with a couple of short punches.
Schultz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike.
Schultz lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Schultz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Schultz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schultz rushes Mne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schultz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mne's elbow.
Mne is working for takedown but Schultz is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Schultz.
Mne is looking to control Schultz's arms but Schultz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mne has his back to the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schultz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schultz lands a body shot.
Schultz lands a left hand.
Schultz lands a shot to the body.
Schultz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schultz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz is working Mne over against the cage.
Schultz gets through Mne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schultz scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Schultz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz lands an uppercut.
Schultz works on Mne's body with a couple of short punches.
Schultz lands a hook that snaps the head of Mne backwards.
Schultz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schultz is working Mne over against the cage.
Schultz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mne backwards.
Schultz is leaning against Mne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schultz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mne blocks a body shot from Schultz.
A short uppercut from Schultz.
Schultz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schultz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mne.
Schultz lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Schultz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schultz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schultz lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Schultz.
Schultz pushes Mne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Schultz.
Schultz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schultz works on Mne's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Schultz.
A hook to the body from Schultz.
Schultz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mne up against the cage.
Schultz lands a body shot.
Schultz lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mne.
Schultz lands a shot to the body.
Schultz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schultz lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Schultz.
Schultz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Schultz gets through Mne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schultz lands with a left to the head.
Schultz digs a right hand underneath Mne's ribcage. Mne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kevin Schultz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schultz.
A hook to the body from Schultz.
A body shot lands from Schultz.
Schultz cracks Mne with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Schultz.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Schultz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Schultz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schultz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schultz is working Mne over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schultz.
Schultz lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schultz.
Nice body punch from Schultz - that landed with a thud.
Schultz works on Mne's body with a couple of short punches.
Schultz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Schultz lands a nice shot to the body.
Schultz scores with a hook to the body.
Schultz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mne backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schultz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schultz rushes Mne and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Schultz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schultz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schultz lands with a short shot to the head.
Schultz is working Mne over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schultz.
Schultz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mne.
Schultz scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Schultz.
Schultz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schultz lands a big right hand that drops Mne! The killer instinct kicks in and Schultz finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Schultz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Schultz!
In his post fight interview, Kevin Schultz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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