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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hipolito Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Schumacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hipolito Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toni Schumacher!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schumacher darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Schumacher tries to pass the half guard into mount. Davidson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Schumacher is trying to control. Davidson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Schumacher stops Davidson from getting back to his feet.
Davidson is pressing down on Schumacher's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Davidson wants to stand up but Schumacher is controlling him.
Schumacher trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schumacher wants to pass the guard but Davidson is keeping the position.
Davidson wants to sweep here but Schumacher controlling him for the moment.
Davidson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Davidson is nestled in close to Schumacher, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Davidson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davidson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Schumacher manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Schumacher throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Davidson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Schumacher is in Davidson's guard.
Davidson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schumacher is one step ahead there.
Schumacher not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Davidson is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schumacher has Davidson pulled in close to control his posture.
Schumacher tries to strike from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schumacher looking for a sweep. Not yet Schumacher, not yet.
Davidson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davidson stopping the sweep attempt from Schumacher.
Davidson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Schumacher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schumacher working a defensive guard here.
Schumacher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davidson tries to stand but Schumacher is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Davidson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davidson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Schumacher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davidson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Davidson stands up over Schumacher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davidson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schumacher's head.
Davidson stands and steps away. Schumacher gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Schumacher looks winded!
Davidson closes the distance and pushes Schumacher back into the cage.
Davidson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schumacher takes the fight into the clinch.
Davidson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schumacher closes the distance but Davidson moves to the side
and Davidson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Schumacher has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Davidson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davidson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Davidson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davidson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Davidson lands in his opponent's guard.
Schumacher is wriggling around but Davidson manages to pass to half guard.
Davidson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Schumacher keeping control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hipolito Davidson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schumacher lands a lovely overhand right.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Davidson enables Schumacher to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Davidson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Schumacher throws a big elbow that misses.
Davidson wants to sweep here but Schumacher controlling him for the moment.
Schumacher trying to stand up but can't free himself from Davidson's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schumacher gets to his feet - Davidson follows without any prompting.
Schumacher darts in and clinches Davidson up against the cage.
Davidson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schumacher lands a jab to Davidson's midsection.
Davidson instigates a clinch.
Schumacher has hold of one of Davidson's legs. Davidson is fighting the takedown attempt but Schumacher gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Davidson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schumacher's guard.
Schumacher seems keen to control Davidson's posture.
Hipolito Davidson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davidson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davidson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schumacher trying to keep a closed guard but Davidson is proving a slippery customer.
Schumacher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Schumacher is breathing heavily.
Schumacher wants to sweep here but Davidson controlling him for the moment.
Davidson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Schumacher has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davidson has managed to get both his arms back between Schumacher's legs - danger averted.
Schumacher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schumacher is looking for a triangle but Davidson pushes his legs off easily.
Davidson connects with a couple of short punches.
Davidson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Schumacher is proving hard to escape from.
Davidson scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davidson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Davidson chips away with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davidson throws a big elbow that misses.
Davidson working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Davidson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schumacher as he avoids it easily.
Davidson has Schumacher up against the cage in a clinch.
Davidson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schumacher is defending well for now.
Schumacher working hard to break the clinch.
Davidson manages to break the clinch.
Davidson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schumacher manages to avoid it.
Schumacher scores with a takedown into Davidson's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Davidson is on top in guard.
Schumacher looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson is in close to Schumacher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Davidson cracks Schumacher with a solid left hand.
Davidson lands a couple of elbows.
Davidson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Davidson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Davidson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Davidson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Davidson connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schumacher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davidson working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davidson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Davidson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hipolito Davidson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Davidson shoots in but Schumacher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Toni Schumacher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schumacher tries to close the distance and clinch but Davidson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davidson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Davidson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schumacher, pushing him back against the cage.
Schumacher works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Schumacher looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Davidson looking for a sweep. Not yet Davidson, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schumacher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schumacher gets to his feet - Davidson follows without any prompting.
Davidson clinches up against the cage.
Davidson breaks from the clinch.
Schumacher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davidson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schumacher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davidson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Schumacher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davidson.
Davidson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Davidson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schumacher can do to turn this around?
Davidson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Davidson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Schumacher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schumacher thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Davidson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Davidson is looking to work some ground and pound but Schumacher has wrist control.
Davidson wants to stand but Schumacher has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Davidson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schumacher's head.
Schumacher is trying to control the position but Davidson postures up.
Davidson throwing strikes from guard but Schumacher blocks nicely.
Davidson with a nice head shot there.
Davidson distracts Schumacher with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Davidson is looking to work some ground and pound but Schumacher has wrist control.
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!
Davidson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson is looking to work some ground and pound but Schumacher has wrist control.
Davidson with a nice head shot there.
Davidson throws a big right hand that misses.
Schumacher working a defensive guard here.
Davidson lands a couple of elbows.
Davidson stands up over Schumacher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davidson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schumacher's head.
Davidson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Davidson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Davidson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Davidson cracks Schumacher with a solid left hand.
Davidson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson landing some decent shots from guard.
Davidson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Davidson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Schumacher, up you get!
Schumacher stuffs the takedown.
Davidson takes the fight into the clinch.
Schumacher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davidson struggles to land a body shot inside as Schumacher controls his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schumacher manages to pull guard.
Davidson postures up and lands a big shot to Schumacher's brow.
Davidson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Toni Schumacher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hipolito Davidson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davidson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hipolito Davidson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davidson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hipolito Davidson!
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