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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yaniv Schulmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Pratchett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yaniv Schulmann could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luke Pratchett's chin.
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yaniv Schulmann!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Pratchett!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Pratchett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pratchett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schulmann. That's going to slow Pratchett down.
Pratchett tries to clinch but Schulmann moves out of range.
Pratchett misses with a left hand
and Schulmann counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pratchett thinking.
Schulmann lands a nice looking body kick.
Schulmann fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Schulmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pratchett now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann throws a combination that misses
and Pratchett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pratchett closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Schulmann did well to prevent Pratchett getting side control.
Schulmann wants to improve his position but Pratchett is controlling well.
Pratchett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pratchett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratchett is trying to control. Schulmann wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Schulmann trying to hold on to Pratchett's head to control him but Pratchett postures up.
Schulmann tries to roll over but Pratchett keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pratchett is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Schulmann actively working from the bottom here.
Schulmann is pressing down on Pratchett's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pratchett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Schulmann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Schulmann is trying to control the position but Pratchett postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schulmann is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pratchett is aware though and is defending well.
Pratchett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Schulmann controlling the position.
Pratchett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Schulmann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pratchett.
Pratchett shoots in and bounces Schulmann off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pratchett working his ground and pound in the gym.
Schulmann working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Schulmann trying to control the position here.
Pratchett content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Schulmann throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Schulmann is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pratchett is aware though and is defending well.
Pratchett slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schulmann misses with a looping right.
Schulmann misses with a hook. Pratchett ducked under it nicely.
Pratchett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Pratchett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schulmann gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pratchett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schulmann moves out of range as Pratchett strikes.
Pratchett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schulmann manages to avoid it.
Pratchett lands a head shot.
Schulmann misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pratchett! But no joy.
Schulmann scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pratchett in his tracks.
Pratchett lands a nice shot to the body.
Schulmann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Schulmann looks to land a body kick but Pratchett moved away.
Pratchett now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pratchett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schulmann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulmann dives in and scores a takedown into Pratchett's guard.
Pratchett controlling the position.
Schulmann scoring with punches to the head and body.
Schulmann throwing strikes from guard but Pratchett blocks nicely.
Schulmann with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett is pulling down on Schulmann's head to control his posture.
Pratchett can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schulmann controls the pace.
Pratchett lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Schulmann wants to sweep but no luck.
Pratchett stays in close to Schulmann's body and controls the position.
Schulmann is pulling down on Pratchett's head to control his posture.
Pratchett trying to control the position from guard on top but Schulmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann controlling the position.
Pratchett engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Schulmann had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pratchett defends it easily.
Pratchett trying to control but Schulmann is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Schulmann takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schulmann thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schulmann scores with a body shot.
Pratchett staying out of range there.
Schulmann avoids the body shot from Pratchett.
Schulmann throws a body kick that misses.
Pratchett lands a jab to Schulmann's midsection.
Schulmann throws a hook to the side of Pratchett's head but Pratchett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Schulmann.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schulmann throws a wild body kick that Pratchett sees coming a mile off.
Pratchett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pratchett thumps Schulmann with a low kick.
Schulmann shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pratchett pinned against the cage. Pratchett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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 Yaniv Schulmann will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pratchett thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Pratchett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pratchett defending well as Schulmann loads up on a big left hand.
Schulmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pratchett was well out of range. Poor timing from Schulmann.
Schulmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pratchett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schulmann half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pratchett cracks a nice hook into Schulmann's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pratchett swings for the body but Schulmann moves out of range.
Pratchett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Pratchett misses its intended target.
Schulmann looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice side step and Pratchett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulmann on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pratchett connects with an inside leg kick.
Schulmann shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pratchett looks to score with a jab to the body but Schulmann is just out of range.
Schulmann is looking to counter punch.
Schulmann connects with a leg kick. Pratchett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A telegraphed right hand from Pratchett misses the target.
Schulmann tried to counter with a leg kick but Pratchett avoided it.
Schulmann cracks Pratchett with an open hand slap.
Luke Pratchett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schulmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Pratchett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pratchett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schulmann uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pratchett has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schulmann.
Pratchett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Schulmann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Schulmann.
Schulmann tries to work over Pratchett's front leg with a kick but Pratchett checks it.
Schulmann shoots in for a takedown but Pratchett shows good takedown defense.
Pratchett just misses with a punch to the body.
Schulmann misses with a hook to the body
and Pratchett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Pratchett misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pratchett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pratchett looks to score with a jab to the body but Schulmann is just out of range.
Pratchett lands a slapping body shot.
Schulmann smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schulmann looks to score with a jab to the body but Pratchett is just out of range.
Schulmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Pratchett. Beautiful body shot.
Schulmann scores with a head kick. Pratchett tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pratchett throws a nice looking combination but Schulmann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Pratchett backs away, Schulmann returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pratchett finds it's way round the side to connect with Schulmann's head.
Schulmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pratchett.
Schulmann misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schulmann throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Pratchett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schulmann digs a good body shot into Pratchett's ribs.
Schulmann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pratchett.
Schulmann tests Pratchett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schulmann lands a nice shot that snaps Pratchett's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Luke Pratchett just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pratchett throws a body punch but Schulmann moves out of range.
Schulmann half committed to a counter leg kick.
Schulmann throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Pratchett misses.
Pratchett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schulmann tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schulmann swings for the body but Pratchett moves out of range.
Pratchett is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Schulmann with a body shot.
Pratchett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Schulmann misses with a wild body shot.
Pratchett wants to counter the offense by Schulmann and move into the clinch position.
Schulmann is looking to wear down Pratchett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pratchett missing with a left hand there. Schulmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schulmann misses with a takedown attempt
and Pratchett counters with a nice uppercut.
Schulmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pratchett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schulmann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratchett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Schulmann.
Pratchett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Schulmann digs a good body shot into Pratchett's ribs.
Pratchett closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Schulmann quickly recovers to half guard.
Pratchett seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Schulmann moves into full guard.
Pratchett stopping the sweep attempt from Schulmann.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett content to stall in guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Schulmann looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Schulmann lands with a right hand.
Pratchett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pratchett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Schulmann on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Schulmann misses the target.
Schulmann moves out of range of the body kick.
Schulmann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pratchett throws out the jab.
Pratchett sizes up Schulmann with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pratchett throws a leg kick
enabling Schulmann to counter with a crisp jab.
Pratchett is rocked!
Schulmann lands a nice hook to Pratchett's body. Pratchett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Schulmann closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schulmann is thwarting Pratchett's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yaniv Schulmann had his way with Luke Pratchett in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Schulmann on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pratchett throws a head kick that misses.
Pratchett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schulmann.
Schulmann lands a really nice looking cross but Pratchett seems unphased.
Pratchett misses the body punch
and Schulmann counters with a good low kick that Pratchett was not able to check.
Schulmann takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pratchett. That did some damage!
Pratchett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Schulmann sprawls well initially but Pratchett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Schulmann regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratchett looking to sit in guard and control but Schulmann gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pratchett looking to control.
Schulmann will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pratchett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pratchett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pratchett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schulmann manages to get himself to full guard.
Pratchett is fighting to break Schulmann's control of his arms but Schulmann is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pratchett controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pratchett is one step ahead there.
Luke Pratchett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pratchett controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pratchett wants to control from the top but Schulmann keeps moving.
Schulmann tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett landing with the ground and pound.
Schulmann wants to sweep here but Pratchett controlling him for the moment.
Pratchett wants to control from the top but Schulmann keeps moving.
Pratchett landing some decent shots from guard.
Pratchett slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pratchett shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann manages to get to full guard.
Pratchett trying to control the position from guard on top but Schulmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Pratchett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pratchett 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 48:47
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yaniv Schulmann!
Yaniv Schulmann retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Yaniv Schulmann thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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