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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Fitzsimmons (ranked 2697 p4p, 1934 weight class) and Stefan Muller (ranked 425 p4p, 308 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Muller's choice of entrance music: Samourai - by: Shurik'n. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Great elbows
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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 26 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sol Fitzsimmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Muller!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick but Muller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Muller wants to counter with a clinch but Fitzsimmons pushes him away.
Fitzsimmons loads up on a big right hand but Muller slips the punch.
Stefan Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muller.
Fitzsimmons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Fitzsimmons misses.
Fitzsimmons takes a swing at Muller's ribcage but misses.
Fitzsimmons lands a jab to Muller's midsection.
Fitzsimmons takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Muller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fitzsimmons jabs Muller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fitzsimmons throws the left hand but Muller avoids the punch easily.
Muller feints the counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Muller misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzsimmons. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Fitzsimmons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fitzsimmons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muller throws out the jab.
Muller throws a leg kick but Fitzsimmons sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fitzsimmons is looking to wear down Muller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fitzsimmons ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzsimmons. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzsimmons attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot.
Muller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller throws a hook but Fitzsimmons blocks it.
Fitzsimmons fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Muller checks it well.
Muller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muller. That's going to slow Fitzsimmons down.
Muller misses with an uppercut.
Fitzsimmons looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but Muller moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzsimmons takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Muller looks to land a left hand but Fitzsimmons moved out of range nicely.
Fitzsimmons takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fitzsimmons checks a leg kick.
Fitzsimmons scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fitzsimmons feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mullers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Stefan Muller has been cut.
Fitzsimmons looks to throw the jab but Muller is out of range.
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body.
Muller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muller takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muller looks to throw the jab but Fitzsimmons is out of range.
Muller misses with a straight left.
Muller feints and then cracks Fitzsimmons's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fitzsimmons down.
Muller misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Muller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons checks a low kick from Muller.
Muller connects with a leg kick.
Muller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fitzsimmons's head.
Muller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muller with the inside leg kick.
Fitzsimmons takes a jab right on the kisser.
A telegraphed right hand from Muller misses the target.
Fitzsimmons has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Muller.
Fitzsimmons blocks a low kick nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Muller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
Muller throws a shot from downtown. Fitzsimmons moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Fitzsimmons misses.
Fitzsimmons scores with a nice strike.
Muller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Muller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fitzsimmons under the eye.
Nice body punch from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons forces Muller back against the cage and clinches.
Fitzsimmons softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fitzsimmons lands an uppercut.
Muller is looking to control Fitzsimmons's arms but Fitzsimmons gets an underhook and turns him. Now Muller has his back to the cage.
Fitzsimmons blocks an uppercut.
Muller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzsimmons takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Muller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Muller throws a hook but Fitzsimmons avoids it easily.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook but Muller blocks it.
Muller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fitzsimmons forces Muller back against the cage and clinches.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzsimmons lands a nice elbow.
Muller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fitzsimmons has him pressed against the cage.
Fitzsimmons blocks the elbow strike.
Muller lands a shot to the body.
Fitzsimmons avoids a wild elbow strike from Muller.
Muller blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzsimmons blocks the elbow strike.
Muller breaks from the clinch.
Sol Fitzsimmons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Muller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fitzsimmons tried to score with a low kick but Muller checks it.
A good leg kick by Muller.
Muller lands with a nice body punch.
Muller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzsimmons slips a jab from Muller.
A counter left hand to the body from Fitzsimmons misses its target.
Fitzsimmons looks to land a right hand but Muller moved out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muller.
Fitzsimmons thows a body kick. Muller tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Muller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fitzsimmons is looking to chop away at Muller's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muller.
Muller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muller works Fitzsimmons's body with a nice hook.
Muller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fitzsimmons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Muller.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stefan Muller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stefan Muller's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fitzsimmons misses with a straight right.
Muller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fitzsimmons momentarily.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muller lands a lovely overhand right.
Fitzsimmons gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fitzsimmons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muller lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Muller.
Muller throws a head kick that misses.
Fitzsimmons throwing a counter right hand but Muller manages to avoid it.
Muller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fitzsimmons checks it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons works Muller's body with a nice hook.
Stefan Muller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fitzsimmons works Muller's body with a nice hook.
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!
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Fitzsimmons.
Nice defenses there by Fitzsimmons.
Muller throws a right hand that misses
and Fitzsimmons counters with a nice leg kick.
Fitzsimmons on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muller. Muller obviously looking to wear him down.
Fitzsimmons ducks under a wild hook from Muller.
Fitzsimmons tried to counter with a leg kick but Muller avoided it.
Fitzsimmons throws a body shot but no joy.
Muller just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller is looking to chop away at Fitzsimmons's legs.
Muller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fitzsimmons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muller.
It looked like Fitzsimmons wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Muller moves out of range as Fitzsimmons strikes.
Fitzsimmons sets himself, and Muller steps forward looking for the clinch! Fitzsimmons avoids it this time.
Muller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitzsimmons manages to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muller manages to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Muller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
Muller flicks out a counter leg kick but Fitzsimmons steps away.
Fitzsimmons keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitzsimmons cracks a nice hook into Muller's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Fitzsimmons blocks the leg kick.
Muller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Muller slips under a jab from Fitzsimmons.
Muller cracks Fitzsimmons with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Muller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fitzsimmons punishes Muller's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Muller lands a jab.
Fitzsimmons fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Muller on the side of the head.
Fitzsimmons takes a swing at Muller's ribcage but misses.
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but Muller moves out of range.
Muller looks to land a right hand but Fitzsimmons moved out of range.
Fitzsimmons slips a jab from Muller.
Fitzsimmons feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Muller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fitzsimmons lands a jab to Muller's midsection.
Muller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitzsimmons uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Muller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Muller cracks Fitzsimmons with a right hand to the side of the head.
Muller slips under a jab from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muller cracks Fitzsimmons with a right hand to the side of the head.
Muller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fitzsimmons back to the cage. Muller follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Muller connects with an inside leg kick.
Fitzsimmons thuds a left hand into Muller's body.
Fitzsimmons dodges the punch combination from Muller.
Fitzsimmons scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Muller lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Muller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fitzsimmons counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Muller thinking.
Fitzsimmons lands a nice shot to the body.
Muller is breathing heavily.
Fitzsimmons checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fitzsimmons cracks Muller with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Muller.
Fitzsimmons misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muller! But no joy.
Fitzsimmons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Muller lands with a straight right. Fitzsimmons didn't see that one coming.
Fitzsimmons connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fitzsimmons scores with a sloppy right hand. Muller should have avoided that one.
Fitzsimmons lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Muller at a distance.
Fitzsimmons throws a front kick aimed at Muller's knee but Muller avoids it well.
Muller is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping left.
Fitzsimmons ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Muller throws a leg kick that misses.
Muller slips under a jab from Fitzsimmons.
Muller staying out of range there.
Muller avoids the body shot from Fitzsimmons.
Muller ducks right into an uppercut from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons misses the body punch
and Fitzsimmons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fitzsimmons throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fitzsimmons's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Muller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fitzsimmons scrambles back to his feet.
Muller slips under a jab from Fitzsimmons.
Muller throws a body punch but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sol Fitzsimmons will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stefan Muller's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Muller lands a jab to the nose.
A slow jab from Muller misses its intended target.
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body.
Muller lands a nice shot to the body.
Muller checks a leg kick nicely.
Muller drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fitzsimmons defends it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Muller misses the target.
Fitzsimmons misses with a straight right.
Muller throws a shot from downtown. Fitzsimmons moves away and avoids it.
Muller misses with a low kick.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitzsimmons finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Muller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Muller misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzsimmons moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Muller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fitzsimmons moves into the clinch.
Fitzsimmons blocks an elbow strike from Muller.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzsimmons tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muller avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons is trying to stall.
Fitzsimmons tries to work over Muller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons tries to land a knee to the head but Muller blocks with his arms.
Fitzsimmons dodges an elbow strike from Muller.
Muller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muller scores with a decent looking hook.
Fitzsimmons looks to land a right hand but Muller moved out of range.
Fitzsimmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muller manages to avoid it.
Muller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fitzsimmons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Fitzsimmons.
Muller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Fitzsimmons was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Muller.
Muller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Fitzsimmons misses.
A leg kick checked by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fitzsimmons just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzsimmons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muller.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muller.
Fitzsimmons looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fitzsimmons misses its intended target.
Muller throws a shot from downtown. Fitzsimmons moves away and avoids it.
Muller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fitzsimmons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muller missing with a left hand there. Fitzsimmons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body.
Muller connects with the punch.
Muller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Muller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fitzsimmons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fitzsimmons looks to score with a jab to the body but Muller is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Muller.
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body.
Muller defending well as Fitzsimmons loads up on a big left hand.
Fitzsimmons throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Fitzsimmons.
Muller misses with an uppercut. Fitzsimmons saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muller.
Muller throws out a leg kick but Fitzsimmons moves out of range and Muller only half commits.
Muller lands a body shot.
Fitzsimmons throws a lazy uppercut
and Muller counters with a shoot takedown. Fitzsimmons fights it but they end up in guard.
Fitzsimmons pushes Muller off and scrambles back to his feet.
Muller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fitzsimmons counters with a left to the body.
Muller misses with a straight right.
Muller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Muller.
Muller scores with a leg kick.
Muller throws an overhand right that lands on Fitzsimmons's shoulder, as Fitzsimmons tries to avoid the shot.
Muller staying out of range there.
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but Muller moves out of range.
Muller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fitzsimmons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Fitzsimmons. Beautiful body shot.
Muller connects with a looping right hand.
Muller misses with a low kick.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab when Muller was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Muller doesn't seem bothered though.
Fitzsimmons walks into a jab.
Muller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot.
Muller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller.
Muller misses with an uppercut
and Fitzsimmons counters with a right hand to the body.
Muller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Muller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fitzsimmons misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Fitzsimmons misses its intended target.
Fitzsimmons works Muller's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Fitzsimmons.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Muller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muller misses with a low kick.
A left lands for Muller.
Muller scores with a takedown into Fitzsimmons's guard.
Fitzsimmons has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Muller is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sol Fitzsimmons showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sol Fitzsimmons!
After winning the bout, Sol Fitzsimmons thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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