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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen I Love the Cocaine as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick James!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws a body punch but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
James misses with a looping right.
Andy Fitzgerald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James misses with an uppercut.
Fitzgerald forces James back against the cage and clinches.
Fitzgerald misses with some punches.
Fitzgerald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
A short right from Fitzgerald.
James blocks an uppercut.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzgerald lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
Fitzgerald lands with a left to the head.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzgerald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fitzgerald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from James.
Fitzgerald looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzgerald.
James throws a head punch that misses.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzgerald misses with a short punch on the inside.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzgerald controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzgerald.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald blocking some punches.
James blocks an uppercut.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James misses with some punches.
Fitzgerald misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning James up against the cage.
Fitzgerald is working James over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzgerald gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
James tries to throw a body punch but Fitzgerald avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
Fitzgerald misses with a short punch on the inside.
James blocks an uppercut.
Fitzgerald pressing his opponent against the cage.
James lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fitzgerald lands a body shot.
Fitzgerald presses James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzgerald controls the action.
James scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fitzgerald has a couple of punches blocked by James.
Fitzgerald blocking some punches.
Fitzgerald misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzgerald misses with a body punch.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fitzgerald connects with a body shot that sends James's belly button to the back.
Fitzgerald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
Fitzgerald throws a jab when James was well out of range.
James shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzgerald.
James fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fitzgerald has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzgerald controls the action.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzgerald.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzgerald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fitzgerald tries a body shot but James blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fitzgerald lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James lands a hook that snaps the head of Fitzgerald backwards.
James tries to work over Fitzgerald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fitzgerald throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
James lands a right hand.
Fitzgerald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald has a couple of punches blocked by James.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Fitzgerald dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fitzgerald takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fitzgerald clinches with his opponent.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzgerald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzgerald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fitzgerald working James over with knees to the body.
Fitzgerald misses with the head strike.
Fitzgerald lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzgerald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James tries to work over Fitzgerald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzgerald stalling in the clinch but James improves position.
James takes a knee right on the jaw!
James tries a body shot but Fitzgerald blocks it.
Fitzgerald tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
A short right from Fitzgerald on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from James.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fitzgerald attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
James swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
James walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fitzgerald connects with a good right hand that stumbles James. James circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fitzgerald fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with James, pushing him back against the cage.
Fitzgerald lands a right hand.
Fitzgerald scores with a hook to the body.
Fitzgerald misses with a short punch on the inside.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Fitzgerald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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 misses with an elbow strike.
Fitzgerald tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzgerald blocking some punches.
James scores with a shot to the side of Fitzgerald's head.
Fitzgerald blocks an uppercut.
Fitzgerald blocking some punches.
Fitzgerald is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but James is keeping busy.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzgerald.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzgerald.
James working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andy Fitzgerald has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fitzgerald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fitzgerald avoids the elbow strike from James, against the cage.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald lands a hook to the side of the head.
James scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Fitzgerald on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
Fitzgerald misses with a hook from the clinch.
James misses with a body punch.
Fitzgerald lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
A short right from Fitzgerald on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from James.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
Fitzgerald manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
James misses with a body punch.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fitzgerald pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fitzgerald throws an elbow but misses.
James pushes Fitzgerald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fitzgerald scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch to the body.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Fitzgerald.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Fitzgerald.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fitzgerald takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
James lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fitzgerald backwards.
Fitzgerald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Fitzgerald won't allow it.
Fitzgerald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzgerald controls the action.
Fitzgerald tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Fitzgerald back against the cage.
James tries to throw a body punch but Fitzgerald avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
James tries to work over Fitzgerald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Fitzgerald dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fitzgerald is looking to clinch.
Fitzgerald doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
Fitzgerald throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fitzgerald digs a good hook to James's body.
Fitzgerald lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fitzgerald.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fitzgerald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitzgerald works James's body with a nice hook.
Fitzgerald slips a jab and a cross from James.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald misses with a low kick.
Fitzgerald walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fitzgerald takes one to the chin there.
Fitzgerald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fitzgerald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
James looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fitzgerald tries to clinch up.
Fitzgerald tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fitzgerald swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
James swings widly with a right hand
and Fitzgerald counters with a stiff right hand.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rick James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald slips a jab from James.
Fitzgerald throws a leg kick that is checked
and James counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fitzgerald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fitzgerald is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzgerald digs a good hook to James's body.
Fitzgerald throws a good cross that connects.
Fitzgerald has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fitzgerald pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch to the body.
James lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James pushes Fitzgerald back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fitzgerald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fitzgerald throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from James.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald lands with a right to the head.
Andy Fitzgerald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzgerald.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzgerald blocks a body shot from James.
Fitzgerald works on James's body with a couple of short punches.
James throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
James lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws an elbow that misses.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Fitzgerald controls his hands.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzgerald.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzgerald fails to land.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fitzgerald lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Fitzgerald scores with a nice short uppercut.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzgerald fails to land.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from James.
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 Andy Fitzgerald.
Well Fitzgerald 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Fitzgerald!
Andy Fitzgerald was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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