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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Harris (ranked 190 p4p, 22 weight class) and Dieter Schmidt (ranked 233 p4p, 27 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Not again - You all ready dropped?. On his way into the cage it seems that Derek Harris has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Derek Harris seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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161 lbs
26 - 17 - 0 |
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176 cm
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166 lbs
26 - 11 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Harris misses.
Schmidt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schmidt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Schmidt thows a leg kick but Harris checks it
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Schmidt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harris 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 Schmidt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schmidt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harris has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System in the buildup to the fight.
Harris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Schmidt misses with a body kick.
Schmidt blocks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Schmidt blocks the leg kick.
Schmidt misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schmidt walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Schmidt.
A solid body kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Schmidt is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schmidt misses with a leg kick
and Harris counters with a low kick, right behind Schmidt 's knee.
Harris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Schmidt steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Schmidt is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schmidt moves away.
Harris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Schmidt misses with a shot to the body
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Schmidt blocks a leg kick.
Schmidt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Schmidt.
Schmidt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Harris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harris moves away from the strike by Schmidt.
Schmidt just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHarris.
Schmidt throws a right hand that misses
and Harris counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Schmidt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Schmidt throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harris, as that shot connected.
Harris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schmidt lands a nice looking body kick.
Schmidt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schmidt throws a body kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schmidt scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris takes a swing at Schmidt's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Harris as he connects with a hook.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Schmidt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schmidt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Schmidt misses with a looping left.
Schmidt tries a head kick but it misses.
Schmidt connects with a nice looking jab.
Harris lands a slapping body shot.
Harris throws out a leg kick but Schmidt moves out of range and Harris only half commits.
Dieter Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidt looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Harris cracks Schmidt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Schmidt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schmidt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schmidt has time to react.
A jab from Harris misses.
Schmidt wants to land a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt fakes the leg kick and cracks Harris in the body.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schmidt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Harris throws a low kick, looking for Schmidt's leg but Schmidt calmly moves out of range.
Harris lands with a slapping head kick.
Schmidt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harris if he has to take too many more of those.
A bone on bone clash there as Harris blocks the leg kick.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Schmidt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harris to score with a decent uppercut.
Harris takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Harris's corner calls for a 1-2. Harris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schmidt thumps Harris with a low kick.
Harris throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A bone on bone clash there as Harris blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris connects with the punch.
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schmidt thumps Harris with a low kick.
Harris scores with a hook to the body. Schmidt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Schmidt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harris checks it well.
Harris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Schmidt throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Schmidt checks a low kick from Harris.
Harris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Schmidt follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Schmidt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harris moves out of range of the leg kick from Schmidt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schmidt throws a poor cross that misses
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schmidt, right into the meat.
Schmidt cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Harris dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harris blocks the body kick.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schmidt can do to turn this around?
Schmidt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harris scoring well with a low kick there.
Harris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schmidt's calf.
Harris swings for the body but Schmidt moves out of range.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Schmidt saw that one coming.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Schmidt might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Harris has got the better of the exchanges.
Harris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Schmidt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Schmidt.
Schmidt thumps Harris with a low kick.
Schmidt throws a leg kick that misses.
Schmidt looks to throw a body kick
and Harris counters with a low kick, right behind Schmidt 's knee.
Schmidt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schmidt avoids the body shot from Harris.
Schmidt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt staying out of range there.
Harris misses with a low kick as Schmidt jumps back.
Some bone on bone action there as Schmidt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt connects with a solid leg kick.
Schmidt throws a solid leg kick but Harris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schmidt.
Harris lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Dieter Schmidt has been cut.
Harris takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Schmidt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris moves out of range of the leg kick from Schmidt.
Some bone on bone action there as Harris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An inside leg kick lands from Schmidt.
Schmidt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
Harris connects with a leg kick. Schmidt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schmidt scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harris will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Harris throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schmidt swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Harris.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt throws a leg kick that misses.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harris scores with a push kick.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Derek Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schmidt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Schmidt throws a front kick that sends Harris stumbling back into the cage.
Schmidt throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Schmidt throws a body kick that misses.
Schmidt wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.
Schmidt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schmidt misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmidt was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Schmidt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harris throws a series of punches but Schmidt moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt misses with a body kick.
Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Schmidt backwards.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Schmidt working aggressively here.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Schmidt fails to land.
Schmidt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schmidt.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schmidt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Schmidt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Schmidt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt throws a wild body kick that Harris sees coming a mile off.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schmidt manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Schmidt.
Schmidt wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Harris counters with a nice body shot.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Schmidt moved out of range nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harris.
Harris throws a good cross that connects.
Schmidt cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Schmidt blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris connects with a leg kick. Schmidt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schmidt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Schmidt lands a nice hook to Harris's body. Harris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schmidt's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Harris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Schmidt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmidt is just out of range.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Schmidt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harris throws a series of punches but Schmidt moves out of range.
Schmidt swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Schmidt throws a wild body kick that Harris sees coming a mile off.
Harris looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Harris moves forwards but Schmidt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harris takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Schmidt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Schmidt cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schmidt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schmidt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris scores with a nice right hand.
Schmidt scores with a nice strike.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Schmidt moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris connects with the punch.
Schmidt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Schmidt.
Schmidt flicks out a counter leg kick but Harris steps away.
Schmidt slips under a jab.
Schmidt misses with a straight right.
Harris avoids the head kick by Schmidt.
Harris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Schmidt looks to throw a body kick
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schmidt blocks a low kick nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harris.
Harris tries to score with a low kick but Schmidt moves his leg out of the way.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Schmidt counters with a good low kick that Harris was not able to check.
Harris misses with a body shot
and Schmidt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schmidt connects with a looping right hand.
Harris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmidt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Schmidt moves out of range easily.
Schmidt misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Schmidt misses.
Schmidt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schmidt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Schmidt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harris.
Schmidt checks the leg kick.
Schmidt throws the kick towards the body but Harris avoids it.
Harris tries a low kick but Schmidt avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmidt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris checks a low kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt misses the shot to the body.
Schmidt misses with a hook.
Schmidt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harris.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Schmidt blocks the leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Harris as he connects with a hook.
Harris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schmidt manages to avoid it.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schmidt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schmidt scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Schmidt.
A low kick from Schmidt is predictable there
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harris.
Schmidt cracks Harris with a nice body shot.
Schmidt blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schmidt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schmidt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schmidt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Schmidt.
A short right from Schmidt.
Harris tries a body shot but Schmidt blocks it.
Harris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schmidt is trying to break free.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmidt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schmidt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Derek Harris did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Dieter Schmidt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harris cracks a nice hook into Schmidt's ribs.
Harris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Schmidt misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Harris connects with a looping right hand.
Schmidt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harris stuns Schmidt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schmidt tries to work over Harris's front leg with a kick but Harris checks it.
Schmidt lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Schmidt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schmidt motions for Harris to come forward. Schmidt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harris pushes Schmidt up against the cage in a clinch.
Schmidt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schmidt's calf.
Schmidt tries a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schmidt jabs at Harris's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt lands with a nice body kick.
Harris throws a front kick aimed at Schmidt's knee but Schmidt avoids it well.
Harris connects with a looping right hand.
Schmidt throws a body kick that misses.
Harris lands a front kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schmidt.
Harris throws a leg kick but Schmidt checks it.
Harris punishes Schmidt's body with a nice straight punch.
Harris misses with a hook.
Harris attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws the kick towards the body but Harris avoids it.
Harris throws the kick towards the body but Schmidt avoids it.
Schmidt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Schmidt throws the kick towards the body but Harris avoids it.
Schmidt scores with a nice head shot.
Schmidt misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Schmidt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schmidt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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!
A low kick from Harris misses
and Schmidt counters with a nice kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Schmidt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schmidt tries a quick counter leg kick but Harris is wise to it.
A good leg kick by Harris.
Schmidt slips a straight right by Harris.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris blocks the body kick.
Harris misses the jab.
Harris motions for Schmidt to come forward. Harris throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt misses with a head kick.
Schmidt misses with a kick to the body.
Harris lands a head shot.
Harris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schmidt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. Harris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schmidt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schmidt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schmidt.
Schmidt slips a straight right by Harris.
A jab lands there for Schmidt.
Schmidt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Schmidt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris moves away from the strike by Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Harris lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Schmidt backs up against the cage.
Some bone on bone action there as Harris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harris.
Harris throws a head kick but Schmidt moves out of range.
Schmidt misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Schmidt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harris will feel that in the morning.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harris.
Harris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harris walks into a straight right hand from Schmidt.
Schmidt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Schmidt is out of range.
Harris moves out of range of the leg kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Harris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harris lands a leg kick that knocks Schmidt off balance momentarily.
Schmidt misses with a few strikes there.
Schmidt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris scores with a jab. Schmidt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Schmidt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Schmidt misses with a right hand
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Harris had his way with Dieter Schmidt in that 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 tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmidt was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Schmidt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Harris connects with a single shot there.
Schmidt avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.
Harris slips under a jab.
Harris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Schmidt is looking to land body kicks.
Schmidt throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris is looking to chop away at Schmidt's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt lands a right hook to the body.
Schmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Harris.
Nice shot by Harris.
Harris blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schmidt wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.
Schmidt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Schmidt throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Harris slips a straight right by Schmidt.
Harris tries to score with a low kick but Schmidt moves his leg out of the way.
Harris moves into range and connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schmidt.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schmidt moves away.
Harris cracks a nice hook into Schmidt's ribs.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harris misses the jab.
Schmidt connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schmidt.
Harris scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Schmidt throws a leg kick
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Harris misses
and Schmidt counters with an inside leg kick.
Schmidt throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmidt was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Harris takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Schmidt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schmidt throws the kick towards the body but Harris avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Harris tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schmidt.
Harris swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harris throws a hook but Schmidt avoids it easily.
Harris throws a body punch but Schmidt moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schmidt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Schmidt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harris walks forward, straight into a front kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt misses with a kick to the body.
Derek Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schmidt throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Schmidt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schmidt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Harris jabs at Schmidt's body.
Schmidt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Schmidt throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a thumping low kick.
Schmidt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schmidt.
Schmidt ducks right into an uppercut from Harris.
Harris misses with a hook. Schmidt ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt throws out a leg kick but Harris moves out of range and Schmidt only half commits.
Harris swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris misses with a leg kick
and Schmidt counters with a straight right hand.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dieter Schmidt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schmidt's head.
Schmidt throws a wild body kick that Harris sees coming a mile off.
Harris appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Schmidt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schmidt throws a push kick but Harris slaps the foot to one side.
Harris lands an overhand right.
Schmidt connects with a solid leg kick.
Schmidt throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Schmidt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Harris lands a jab.
Harris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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 Derek Harris.
Well Harris 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:45
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:46
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Harris!
Derek Harris retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Derek Harris thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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