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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gregorio Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorio Fitzgerald has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregorio Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers gets the takedown into side control.
Rivers trying to control the position but Fitzgerald is working away.
Fitzgerald is looking to reverse the position.
Rivers is looking to take a break and control but Fitzgerald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald tries to buck Rivers off but Rivers is having none of it.
Rivers scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fitzgerald knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rivers wants to take a breather but Fitzgerald manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Rivers.
Rivers is looking to work some ground and pound but Fitzgerald has wrist control.
Fitzgerald is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rivers defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivers wants to control from the top but Fitzgerald keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fitzgerald has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rivers has passed into side control.
Rivers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fitzgerald keeps working.
Fitzgerald wants to control but Rivers postures up.
Rivers swings around for an armbar but Fitzgerald sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rivers's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rivers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fitzgerald makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fitzgerald connects with a couple of short punches.
Rivers is trying to control the position but Fitzgerald postures up.
Fitzgerald will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fitzgerald connects with a couple of short punches.
Fitzgerald scoring with some ground and pound.
Fitzgerald avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fitzgerald wanted to stand there but Rivers had control of the position.
Rivers looks winded!
Rivers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rivers has momentary wrist control but Fitzgerald slips an elbow through the middle.
Fitzgerald 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.
Fitzgerald postures up and lands a big shot to Rivers's brow.
Fitzgerald distracts Rivers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fitzgerald trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rivers's guard.
Fitzgerald with a nice head shot there.
Rivers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fitzgerald scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fitzgerald wants to stand but Rivers is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gregorio Fitzgerald will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rivers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fitzgerald to the mat! Fitzgerald manages to get full guard.
Fitzgerald is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rivers is aware though and is defending well.
Paul Rivers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rivers trying to control but Fitzgerald is working from the bottom.
Fitzgerald can't keep his opponent in guard - Rivers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers wants to advance to full mount but Fitzgerald doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Rivers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald looking for subs off his back but Rivers has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rivers trying to mount his opponent but Fitzgerald defends it.
Rivers slips a nice elbow through Fitzgerald's hands, connecting with Fitzgerald's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fitzgerald is refusing to be controlled, as Rivers sits in half guard.
Rivers is looking to stall here but Fitzgerald recovers full guard.
Fitzgerald bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rivers's guard.
Fitzgerald working some strikes from top position.
Fitzgerald stands up over Rivers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald works over Rivers with some ground and pound from guard.
Fitzgerald wants to stand but Rivers has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fitzgerald is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fitzgerald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fitzgerald working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rivers has momentary wrist control but Fitzgerald slips an elbow through the middle.
Rivers is breathing heavily.
Fitzgerald stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rivers shoots in and gets a takedown into Fitzgerald's guard.
Rivers looking to sit in guard and control but Fitzgerald gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fitzgerald is looking to stand up but Rivers won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald is working Rivers over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fitzgerald with a nice head shot there.
Fitzgerald lands a couple of elbows.
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 cracks Rivers with a solid left hand.
Fitzgerald lands a couple of elbows.
Fitzgerald chips away with some ground and pound.
Fitzgerald stands up over Rivers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fitzgerald with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rivers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fitzgerald working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rivers's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregorio Fitzgerald dominated that second 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. 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 tries for a takedown but Rivers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rivers throws a big counter head kick but Fitzgerald avoids it with no problem.
Fitzgerald throws a nice looking combination but Rivers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivers misses with a few strikes there.
Rivers misses with a leg kick
and Fitzgerald counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rivers!
Fitzgerald working the head and body with strikes.
Fitzgerald is working Rivers over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fitzgerald postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fitzgerald working the head and body with strikes.
Rivers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fitzgerald slips a nice elbow through Rivers's hands, connecting with Rivers's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers has hold of Fitzgerald's hands but Fitzgerald slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fitzgerald scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fitzgerald tries to stand and escape but Rivers is controlling the position.
Fitzgerald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rivers is trying to maintain the position but Fitzgerald is very close to passing his half guard.
Rivers is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Fitzgerald jumps into side control!
Fitzgerald lands a few punches from side control.
Fitzgerald working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rivers manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fitzgerald is looking for a kimura but Rivers is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fitzgerald to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fitzgerald connects with a nice short shot to Rivers's temple.
Fitzgerald is nestled in close to Rivers, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rivers is looking for a sweep. Fitzgerald is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fitzgerald slips a nice elbow through Rivers's hands, connecting with Rivers's forehead.
Fitzgerald is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fitzgerald winds up and cracks Rivers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fitzgerald working Rivers over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fitzgerald lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald working over Rivers with some ground and pound. Rivers looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rivers wants to control the action here but instead Fitzgerald manages to pass to full mount!
Fitzgerald looking to finish Rivers with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rivers!
Fitzgerald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivers can do to turn this around?
Fitzgerald prevents Rivers from getting the reversal.
Fitzgerald landing shots from mount.
Fitzgerald working Rivers over with strikes here.
Fitzgerald cracks Rivers with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fitzgerald landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fitzgerald lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rivers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fitzgerald lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzgerald lands a heavy elbow.
Rivers is in a horrible position here. Fitzgerald smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fitzgerald postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rivers looks a forlorn figure.
Fitzgerald fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fitzgerald is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fitzgerald has hold of Rivers's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rivers manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Paul Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gregorio Fitzgerald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rivers throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregorio Fitzgerald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fitzgerald, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregorio Fitzgerald!
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