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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jet Hemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thaddeus Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Satyricon - Fuel For Hatred. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jet Hemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thaddeus Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fitzgerald stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fitzgerald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hemi.
Fitzgerald misses with a head kick.
Fitzgerald walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hemi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hemi dodges the punch combination from Fitzgerald.
Hemi throws a body punch but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Hemi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hemi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fitzgerald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hemi throws out the jab.
Hemi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fitzgerald is able to avoid easily.
Fitzgerald takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hemi walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hemi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fitzgerald looks to land a combination but Hemi avoids it well.
Fitzgerald lands an overhand right.
Fitzgerald misses with a low kick as Hemi jumps back.
Fitzgerald clinches up with Hemi and pushes him back against the cage.
Hemi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fitzgerald backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Fitzgerald.
Hemi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitzgerald is defending well for now.
I was talking to Hemi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hemi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hemi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fitzgerald presses Hemi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Fitzgerald.
Hemi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hemi misses with a knee strike.
Fitzgerald landing knees to the body.
Fitzgerald working Hemi over with knees to the body.
Hemi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitzgerald is defending well for now.
Fitzgerald managing to block the knees to the body from Hemi.
Fitzgerald landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzgerald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hemi.
Hemi blocks a body shot from Fitzgerald.
Hemi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fitzgerald lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hemi or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hemi.
Fitzgerald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hemi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fitzgerald presses Hemi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hemi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hemi throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzgerald.
Hemi working aggressively here.
Fitzgerald looking to slow down the pace here.
Fitzgerald is trying to stall.
Fitzgerald stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hemi avoiding damage as Fitzgerald throws knees to the body.
Fitzgerald lands a body shot.
Hemi misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzgerald tries to throw a body punch but Hemi avoids it by throwing Fitzgerald back against the cage.
Hemi takes a shot to the head.
Fitzgerald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hemi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hemi misses with the head strike.
Fitzgerald working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fitzgerald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fitzgerald avoids a wild elbow strike from Hemi.
Fitzgerald has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hemi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fitzgerald can turn it around.
Fitzgerald takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fitzgerald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hemi lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Hemi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fitzgerald misses with some punches.
Hemi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fitzgerald's elbow.
Fitzgerald trying to control the position but instead, Hemi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fitzgerald into the cage.
Fitzgerald blocks a body shot from Hemi.
Hemi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hemi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzgerald lands a left hand.
Fitzgerald slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald managing to block the knees to the body from Hemi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzgerald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hemi is defending well for now.
Hemi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald crunches a lovely knee into Hemi's ribcage.
Fitzgerald stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fitzgerald taking a breather.
Hemi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hemi misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hemi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hemi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fitzgerald missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thaddeus Fitzgerald dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fitzgerald lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fitzgerald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hemi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab from Fitzgerald does it's job there.
Hemi blocks a head kick by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald avoids the body shot from Hemi.
Fitzgerald is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hemi with a body shot.
Hemi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fitzgerald lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hemi is rocked!
Fitzgerald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fitzgerald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hemi.
Hemi throwing a counter right hand but Fitzgerald manages to avoid it.
Oh Hemi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fitzgerald scores with the left hand. Hemi knows he should have avoided that one.
Hemi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hemi looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzgerald is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fitzgerald.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzgerald moves into the clinch.
Thaddeus Fitzgerald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fitzgerald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fitzgerald avoiding damage as Hemi throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald taking a breather.
Hemi seems to have got his legs back now.
Hemi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hemi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fitzgerald with a knee to the head.
Hemi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hemi or not.
Hemi crunches a lovely knee into Fitzgerald's ribcage.
Fitzgerald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fitzgerald looking to slow down the pace here.
Fitzgerald can't find room to land a body shot as Hemi controls the action.
A hook to the body from Fitzgerald.
Hemi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hemi prevents a body shot from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fitzgerald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hemi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fitzgerald backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzgerald prevents a body shot from Hemi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Fitzgerald.
Hemi blocks a body shot from Fitzgerald.
Hemi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fitzgerald's elbow.
Hemi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitzgerald avoids it.
Fitzgerald tries to land knees in the clinch but Hemi avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fitzgerald.
Hemi missing with knees to the body.
Fitzgerald utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hemi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hemi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fitzgerald.
Hemi lands an uppercut.
Fitzgerald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hemi is defending well for now.
Hemi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitzgerald has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fitzgerald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hemi backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fitzgerald.
The referee calls for Fitzgerald to work.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fitzgerald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fitzgerald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hemi backwards.
Fitzgerald working Hemi over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Fitzgerald - that landed with a thud.
Hemi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hemi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fitzgerald is trying to maintain a safe position but Hemi gets an underhook and turns Fitzgerald into the cage.
Fitzgerald lands an uppercut.
Hemi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitzgerald avoids the damage to the body.
Fitzgerald's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hemi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hemi missing with knees to the body.
Hemi digs a right hand underneath Fitzgerald's ribcage. Fitzgerald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fitzgerald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hemis head.
Fitzgerald has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hemi tries a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fitzgerald will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hemi up against the cage.
Hemi takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzgerald blocking some punches.
Fitzgerald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hemi is defending well for now.
Fitzgerald prevents a body shot from Hemi.
Hemi misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Hemi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald lands with a left to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fitzgerald.
Hemi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hemi pushes off an throws an elbow but Fitzgerald leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fitzgerald looking to slow down the pace here.
Hemi throws an elbow that misses.
Fitzgerald putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hemi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fitzgerald lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzgerald stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fitzgerald lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thaddeus Fitzgerald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fitzgerald looks to land a combination but Hemi avoids it well.
Fitzgerald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fitzgerald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hemi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hemi tries to clinch up.
Hemi avoids the head kick by Fitzgerald.
Hemi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fitzgerald lands a slapping body shot.
Hemi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hemi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thaddeus Fitzgerald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hemi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fitzgerald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hemi was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzgerald.
Hemi takes a swing at Fitzgerald's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hemi checks a leg kick.
Hemi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hemi swings for the body but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Fitzgerald wants to land a leg kick but Hemi is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald slips under a jab.
Fitzgerald lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hemi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hemi throws a jab when Fitzgerald was well out of range.
A punch combination from Hemi misses.
Fitzgerald moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fitzgerald throws a front kick aimed at Hemi's knee but Hemi avoids it well.
Hemi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fitzgerald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fitzgerald fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hemi on the side of the head.
Hemi ducks right into an uppercut from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hemi misses with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzgerald throws a right hand that Hemi ducks under and follows up with a left that Hemi also avoids with ease.
Fitzgerald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hemi.
Hemi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fitzgerald moves out of range of the body kick.
Hemi clinches up with Fitzgerald and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Fitzgerald scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hemi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fitzgerald misses with a body punch.
Fitzgerald's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hemi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald stalling in the clinch but Hemi improves position.
Hemi misses with some punches.
Hemi looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzgerald is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hemi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fitzgerald backwards.
Fitzgerald pushes Hemi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald gets through Hemi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fitzgerald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hemi's elbow.
Fitzgerald leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fitzgerald avoids a wild elbow strike from Hemi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald tries to throw a body punch but Hemi avoids it by throwing Fitzgerald back against the cage.
Fitzgerald tries a knee to the head but Hemi blocks it.
Fitzgerald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hemi looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzgerald is blocking nicely.
Hemi wants to get back to striking at distance but Fitzgerald won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Fitzgerald.
Hemi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hemi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hemi looking to stall.
Fitzgerald lands with a light punch inside.
Fitzgerald using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fitzgerald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hemi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Fitzgerald on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Fitzgerald scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hemi throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzgerald lands a body shot.
Hemi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemi tries a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks it.
Fitzgerald lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hemi.
Jet Hemi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Fitzgerald as the two fighters clinch.
Hemi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzgerald tries to work over Hemi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzgerald lands with a light punch inside.
Hemi throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzgerald.
Hemi misses with a punch on the inside.
Thaddeus Fitzgerald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fitzgerald lands a knee to the body.
Fitzgerald lands a hook that snaps the head of Hemi backwards.
Fitzgerald stalls.
Hemi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fitzgerald stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hemi tries a body shot but Fitzgerald blocks it.
Fitzgerald is leaning against Hemi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hemi throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thaddeus Fitzgerald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fitzgerald 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 Bart Greer scores the fight for Thaddeus Fitzgerald!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Thaddeus Fitzgerald!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Thaddeus Fitzgerald!
Thaddeus Fitzgerald wins by unanimous decision!
Thaddeus Fitzgerald seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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