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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sauvage Thibodeaux (ranked 664 p4p, 721 weight class) and Karl Schwarzschild (ranked 94 p4p, 100 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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11 - 4 - 0 |
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16 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sauvage Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Schwarzschild!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzschild looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schwarzschild throws a body kick that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the strikes.
Schwarzschild throws a leg kick
and Thibodeaux decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Schwarzschild's guard.
Thibodeaux won't allow Schwarzschild to sweep him here.
Schwarzschild throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarzschild trying to keep a closed guard but Thibodeaux is proving a slippery customer.
Schwarzschild looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux being controlled here momentarily.
Thibodeaux throws a big right hand that misses.
Schwarzschild looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thibodeaux is one step ahead there.
Schwarzschild keeps trying to improve his position.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses. Schwarzschild uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thibodeaux's guard. Nice move by Schwarzschild!
Schwarzschild looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Schwarzschild lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux is trying to hold Schwarzschild in close to prevent damage but Schwarzschild has managed to pass into half guard.
Thibodeaux wants to control but Schwarzschild is keeping busy.
Thibodeaux blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schwarzschild.
Schwarzschild thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Schwarzschild slips a nice elbow through Thibodeaux's hands, connecting with Thibodeaux's forehead.
Schwarzschild thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thibodeaux's head.
Thibodeaux regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Schwarzschild.
Thibodeaux keeping moving, preventing Schwarzschild from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thibodeaux is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thibodeaux not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Schwarzschild is concentrating on defense, preventing Thibodeaux from advancing position.
Schwarzschild felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Schwarzschild trying to control here.
Schwarzschild moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thibodeaux accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schwarzschild throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thibodeaux scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thibodeaux has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzschild is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thibodeaux won't allow Schwarzschild to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwarzschild bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thibodeaux's guard.
Thibodeaux can't keep his opponent in guard - Schwarzschild advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Schwarzschild is thwarting Thibodeaux's attempts to control the position.
Schwarzschild wants to control but Thibodeaux is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thibodeaux wants to improve his position but Schwarzschild is controlling well.
Schwarzschild works his way into full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Schwarzschild dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schwarzschild takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Schwarzschild defends well and Thibodeaux ends up having to push Schwarzschild into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Schwarzschild breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schwarzschild works Thibodeaux's body with a nice hook.
A combination from Schwarzschild does no damage.
Thibodeaux changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Schwarzschild fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter the offense by Schwarzschild and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarzschild scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thibodeaux doesn't seem bothered though.
Schwarzschild looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thibodeaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Schwarzschild.
Thibodeaux misses with a takedown
and Schwarzschild cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schwarzschild feints and then cracks Thibodeaux's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thibodeaux down.
Thibodeaux doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Schwarzschild connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sauvage Thibodeaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schwarzschild throws the kick towards the body but Thibodeaux avoids it.
Thibodeaux tries to counter by clinching up but Schwarzschild breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux avoids the head kick by Schwarzschild.
Schwarzschild stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Schwarzschild wants it to stay on the feet.
Schwarzschild punishes Thibodeaux's body with a nice straight punch.
Schwarzschild is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thibodeaux rather than just go for the knockout.
Thibodeaux walks into a straight right hand from Schwarzschild.
Thibodeaux shoots in for a takedown but Schwarzschild shows good takedown defense.
Schwarzschild misses with a head kick.
Thibodeaux is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Schwarzschild.
A cross from Schwarzschild lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzschild thows a body kick. Thibodeaux tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Schwarzschild is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thibodeaux gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schwarzschild counters with a nice body shot.
Schwarzschild lands a jab to Thibodeaux's midsection.
Schwarzschild misses with a leg kick
and Thibodeaux counters with a single leg into guard. Schwarzschild didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schwarzschild's head.
Schwarzschild has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schwarzschild is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thibodeaux is aware though and is defending well.
Thibodeaux throws a big right hand that misses.
Schwarzschild is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwarzschild works his foot free and advances to mount.
Thibodeaux is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Schwarzschild punching from mount but Thibodeaux doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Schwarzschild putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Schwarzschild showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Thibodeaux tries to score a power double leg takedown but Schwarzschild sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thibodeaux somewhat.
Nice body kick from Schwarzschild.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarzschild throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice double leg into side control. Schwarzschild won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzschild regains half guard.
Schwarzschild trying to control but Thibodeaux postures up.
Thibodeaux lands strikes from half guard.
Schwarzschild has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schwarzschild gets back to full guard.
Schwarzschild wants to sweep but no luck.
Schwarzschild has Thibodeaux pulled in close to control his posture.
Thibodeaux loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Schwarzschild is pulling down on Thibodeaux's head. It's preventing any offense from Thibodeaux, at least for the moment.
Thibodeaux trying to control but Schwarzschild is working from the bottom.
Schwarzschild tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schwarzschild manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thibodeaux manages to get himself to full guard.
Thibodeaux working a defensive guard but Schwarzschild manages to pass into side control anyway.
Thibodeaux manages to work his way to half guard, despite Schwarzschild's best efforts.
Thibodeaux slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thibodeaux working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schwarzschild doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schwarzschild manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux keeping moving, preventing Schwarzschild from controlling successfully.
Schwarzschild is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Schwarzschild's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Schwarzschild trying to control but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
Schwarzschild looking to pass the guard.
Thibodeaux keeping moving, preventing Schwarzschild from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thibodeaux is adopting a defensive guard.
Schwarzschild trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karl Schwarzschild is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Schwarzschild trying to control but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
Thibodeaux is trying to keep Schwarzschild in close.
Schwarzschild trying to control but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thibodeaux fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karl Schwarzschild.
Well Schwarzschild 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Schwarzschild!
During a confident post fight interview, Karl Schwarzschild thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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