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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Brad Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wil Harrdison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wil Harrdison is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Solid boxing
Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wil Harrdison!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harrdison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitzgerald really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fitzgerald misses with a two punch combination.
Fitzgerald throws a nice looking combination but Harrdison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fitzgerald misses with a two punch combination.
Harrdison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fitzgerald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrdison moves away.
Harrdison wants to clinch up but Fitzgerald keeps it at a distance.
Fitzgerald misses with a double jab.
Fitzgerald lands a two punch combo.
Fitzgerald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harrdison tries to score with a low kick but Fitzgerald moves his leg out of the way.
Fitzgerald misses with a wild combination.
Harrdison rushes Fitzgerald and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrdison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fitzgerald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fitzgerald stalks Harrdison and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harrdison's face. Harrdison staggers backwards, shaken.
Brad Fitzgerald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzgerald throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harrdison counters with an outside leg kick.
Fitzgerald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fitzgerald is breathing heavily.
Harrdison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fitzgerald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fitzgerald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harrdison.
Fitzgerald pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrdison goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fitzgerald misses with a wild combination.
Fitzgerald throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Harrdison counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrdison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harrdison takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fitzgerald throws a nice looking combination but Harrdison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Fitzgerald. Those never looked like landing.
Harrdison moves into the clinch.
Fitzgerald looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harrdison breaks from the clinch.
Fitzgerald throws a right and a left that Harrdison avoids nicely.
Harrdison takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrdison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harrdison clinches up against the ropes.
Harrdison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgerald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fitzgerald falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fitzgerald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harrdison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harrdison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Harrdison.
Fitzgerald fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrdison moves into the clinch successfully.
Harrdison breaks the clinch.
Harrdison scoring well with a low kick there.
Fitzgerald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harrdison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Harrdison breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrdison throws a head kick but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Fitzgerald with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harrdison to score with a decent uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Fitzgerald. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fitzgerald fails to land with a series of punches.
Harrdison clinches up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wil Harrdison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harrdison drives through and clinches with Fitzgerald against the ropes.
Harrdison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the body from Fitzgerald misses
and Fitzgerald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fitzgerald misses with a body punch
and Harrdison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Fitzgerald.
Brad Fitzgerald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fitzgerald misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fitzgerald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fitzgerald throws a series of punches but Harrdison avoids them all with ease.
Fitzgerald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fitzgerald throws a right hand that Harrdison ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrdison also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harrdison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harrdison lands a knee to the body.
Harrdison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgerald avoids the head kick by Harrdison.
Fitzgerald misses with a combination
and Harrdison counters by moving into the clinch.
Fitzgerald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fitzgerald is trying to push Harrdison away but Harrdison has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Harrdison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrdison scores with a push kick.
Harrdison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitzgerald.
Harrdison instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrdison breaks the clinch.
Fitzgerald lands a jab to the head.
A low kick from Fitzgerald is predictable there
and Harrdison counters by clinching up.
Harrdison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Fitzgerald will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A left and a right from Fitzgerald both land. Nice combination.
Harrdison moves into the clinch.
Harrdison keeps control of Fitzgerald as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fitzgerald wants to break free but Harrdison has control.
Harrdison breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harrdison manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Fitzgerald does no damage.
Fitzgerald throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harrdison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fitzgerald misses with a double jab
and Harrdison counters by moving into the clinch.
Harrdison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgerald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrdison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harrdison fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fitzgerald, pushing him back against the ropes.
Harrdison crunches a lovely knee into Fitzgerald's ribcage.
Harrdison breaks from the clinch.
Fitzgerald throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harrdison counters with an inside leg kick.
Fitzgerald throws a right and a left that Harrdison avoids nicely.
Harrdison lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fitzgerald misses with a double jab
and Harrdison counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fitzgerald misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harrdison keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrdison has managed to clinch.
Harrdison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harrdison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fitzgerald swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrdison.
Fitzgerald throws a series of punches but Harrdison avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wil Harrdison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fitzgerald throws a combination that misses
and Harrdison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harrdison misses with a head kick.
Fitzgerald throws a head kick that misses
and Harrdison counters with a thumping low kick.
Fitzgerald throws a push kick but Harrdison slaps the foot to one side.
Fitzgerald is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harrdison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Harrdison counter with a right hand.
Wil Harrdison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fitzgerald scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fitzgerald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fitzgerald scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harrdison in his tracks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fitzgerald throws a shot from downtown. Harrdison moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald throws a leg kick
and Harrdison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fitzgerald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harrdison sizes up Fitzgerald with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fitzgerald jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harrdison slips a jab and a cross from Fitzgerald.
Harrdison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harrdison gets a clinch.
Fitzgerald tries to break the clinch but Harrdison is controlling the position.
Harrdison manages to break the clinch.
Fitzgerald tries to keep at a distance but Harrdison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harrdison lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrdison struggles to land a body shot inside as Fitzgerald controls his hands.
Harrdison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrdison dodges the punch combination from Fitzgerald.
Harrdison closes the distance and pushes Fitzgerald back into the ropes.
Fitzgerald tries to break free but Harrdison pushes him back against the ropes.
Fitzgerald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fitzgerald is trying to break the clinch but Harrdison is controlling him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzgerald can't break the clinch.
Fitzgerald tries to break free but Harrdison pushes him back against the ropes.
Harrdison breaks the clinch.
Fitzgerald throws a right and a left that Harrdison avoids nicely.
Fitzgerald is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fitzgerald throws an overhand right that lands on Harrdison's shoulder, as Harrdison tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrdison scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fitzgerald tries to bum rush Harrdison with a series of wild strikes but Harrdison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fitzgerald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrdison.
Harrdison pushes Fitzgerald up against the ropes in a clinch.
Harrdison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrdison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fitzgerald misses with a double jab
and Harrdison counters with an inside leg kick.
Harrdison clinches.
Harrdison breaks the clinch.
Fitzgerald misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Fitzgerald.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Harrdison. Fitzgerald shrugs it off though.
Fitzgerald throws a series of punches but Harrdison moves out of range.
Fitzgerald throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harrdison counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fitzgerald is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fitzgerald misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Fitzgerald does no damage.
Harrdison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brad Fitzgerald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wil Harrdison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harrdison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzgerald.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wil Harrdison.
Well Harrdison has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wil Harrdison!
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