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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Fitzgerald (ranked 5224 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petar Damljanovic (ranked 6611 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kendall Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Petar Damljanovic!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald throws a hook to the side of Damljanovic's head but Damljanovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fitzgerald sets himself, and Damljanovic steps forward looking for the clinch! Fitzgerald avoids it this time.
Damljanovic shoots in looking for a takedown but Fitzgerald manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Damljanovic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Damljanovic blocks a head kick by Fitzgerald.
Damljanovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Fitzgerald tries to sprawl out of it but Damljanovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fitzgerald manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fitzgerald appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Damljanovic lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It looked like Fitzgerald wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kendall Fitzgerald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petar Damljanovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Damljanovic's guard.
Fitzgerald drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fitzgerald jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Damljanovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fitzgerald missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fitzgerald controls from within his opponent's guard.
Damljanovic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fitzgerald passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald seems to be looking for submissions.
Fitzgerald seems to be looking for submissions.
Damljanovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fitzgerald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Damljanovic is looking to control Fitzgerald's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Damljanovic avoid being mounted?
Fitzgerald is looking for a kimura but Damljanovic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fitzgerald to get the leverage.
Damljanovic tries to roll over but Fitzgerald keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fitzgerald lands a nice short elbow.
Damljanovic trying to control here.
Damljanovic is defending against the submission attempts here by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Damljanovic keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fitzgerald is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Damljanovic defends it well.
Fitzgerald wants to work for an arm triangle but Damljanovic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damljanovic wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendall Fitzgerald dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Damljanovic takes a swing at Fitzgerald's ribcage but misses.
Fitzgerald throwing a counter right hand but Damljanovic manages to avoid it.
Damljanovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fitzgerald is fending him off so far but Damljanovic persists. Nope, Fitzgerald circles away and we're back to standing.
Fitzgerald misses with an uppercut
and Damljanovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Damljanovic shoots in but Fitzgerald avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fitzgerald keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kendall Fitzgerald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petar Damljanovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damljanovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Damljanovic is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald drives through with a takedown into Damljanovic's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Damljanovic is wriggling around but Fitzgerald manages to pass to half guard.
Fitzgerald is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kendall Fitzgerald overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Damljanovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fitzgerald is working away from the top position though.
Fitzgerald is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fitzgerald lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fitzgerald working over Damljanovic with some ground and pound. Damljanovic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Damljanovic trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Fitzgerald manages to pass to mount!
Fitzgerald lands a big shot there that rocks Damljanovic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damljanovic is desperately trying to improve his position but Fitzgerald has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald lands a big elbow.
Fitzgerald pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Damljanovic wants to hold on but Fitzgerald pushes him away.
Fitzgerald working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fitzgerald connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Damljanovic tries to hold on but Fitzgerald postures up.
Fitzgerald has hold of Damljanovic's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Damljanovic manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Damljanovic can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Damljanovic is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Damljanovic and Fitzgerald has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Damljanovic being controlled for a moment.
Fitzgerald thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendall 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. This is the final round!
Damljanovic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fitzgerald defends well and Damljanovic ends up having to push Fitzgerald into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Fitzgerald on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Damljanovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fitzgerald's waist but Fitzgerald gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Damljanovic off to one side.
Damljanovic shoots in for a takedown but Fitzgerald shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kendall Fitzgerald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petar Damljanovic.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Damljanovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzgerald.
Damljanovic being controlled against the cage.
Damljanovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Damljanovic fails to land.
Fitzgerald stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damljanovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fitzgerald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fitzgerald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Damljanovic has him pressed against the cage.
Damljanovic tries a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks it.
Damljanovic throws a head punch that misses.
Damljanovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fitzgerald's efforts to push away.
Damljanovic tries to score a body lock takedown but Fitzgerald shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fitzgerald dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fitzgerald as Damljanovic tries to tie him up.
Damljanovic has Fitzgerald pressed against the cage, preventing Fitzgerald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Damljanovic throws a head punch that misses.
Damljanovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Damljanovic can do to turn this around?
Fitzgerald stops a takedown attempt from Damljanovic.
Fitzgerald trying to control the position but instead, Damljanovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fitzgerald into the cage.
Fitzgerald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgerald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damljanovic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald lands a couple of digs.
Fitzgerald throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitzgerald is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fitzgerald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fitzgerald postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Damljanovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Damljanovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fitzgerald drops back looking for a leg! Damljanovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Damljanovic manages to kick Fitzgerald off! Fitzgerald jumps back into Damljanovic's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald working some strikes from top position.
Fitzgerald drops back looking for a leg! Damljanovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Damljanovic manages to kick Fitzgerald off! Fitzgerald jumps back into Damljanovic's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fitzgerald with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kendall 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendall Fitzgerald!
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energy
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hype
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