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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Fitzpatrick (ranked 144 p4p, 20 weight class) and Ephram Urani (ranked 192 p4p, 23 weight class). Ephram Urani has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Francis Fitzpatrick's chin.
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165 lbs
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158 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis Fitzpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ephram Urani!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzpatrick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Urani, pushing him back against the cage.
Urani breaks the clinch.
Nice body punch from Fitzpatrick.
Urani takes one to the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Fitzpatrick.
Urani misses with an uppercut.
Urani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fitzpatrick throws a body punch but Urani moves out of range.
Urani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fitzpatrick throws a leg kick but Urani sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fitzpatrick moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fitzpatrick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Fitzpatrick has managed to clinch.
Fitzpatrick scores with a shot to the side of Urani's head.
Urani taking a breather.
Urani misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzpatrick.
Urani lands a nice uppercut.
Fitzpatrick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick lands a damaging elbow.
Urani tries a body shot but Fitzpatrick blocks it.
Urani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fitzpatrick working aggressively here.
Our sources have told us that Fitzpatrick has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Urani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fitzpatrick lands with a cross.
Urani looks to throw a body kick
and Fitzpatrick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fitzpatrick lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzpatrick blocks a head kick by Urani.
Francis Fitzpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urani swats away the attempt to clinch by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick moves out of range as Urani strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick's jab looks to have found its range, popping Urani under the eye.
Fitzpatrick lands with an overhand left.
Urani's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fitzpatrick connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Urani scrambles back to his feet.
Fitzpatrick throws a front kick aimed at Urani's knee but Urani avoids it well.
Fitzpatrick is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Urani misses with a body kick.
Fitzpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urani moves away.
Fitzpatrick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fitzpatrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fitzpatrick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Urani makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Urani staying out of range there.
Urani looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Fitzpatrick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Urani doesn't seem bothered though.
Fitzpatrick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fitzpatrick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani prevents a body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Urani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Urani defending well as Fitzpatrick loads up on a big left hand.
Urani has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Urani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Urani fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fitzpatrick throws a poor cross that misses
and Urani counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Francis Fitzpatrick has been cut.
Fitzpatrick is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fitzpatrick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fitzpatrick swings for the body but Urani moves out of range.
Urani misses with a low kick.
Fitzpatrick looks to land a combination but Urani avoids it well.
Fitzpatrick catches Urani with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fitzpatrick swings for the body but Urani moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Urani.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urani throws a right hand that misses
and Fitzpatrick counters with a left and a right that stings Urani.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzpatrick clinches up against the cage.
Fitzpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fitzpatrick is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Urani misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzpatrick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uranis head.
Fitzpatrick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Urani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Urani lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Urani.
A short right from Fitzpatrick on the inside.
Fitzpatrick throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fitzpatrick.
Urani trying to stall but Fitzpatrick improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Fitzpatrick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francis Fitzpatrick's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fitzpatrick cracks Urani with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Urani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urani lands a really nice looking cross but Fitzpatrick seems unphased.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch up but Urani circles away and keeps his distance.
Fitzpatrick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Urani can do to turn this around?
Urani lands a nice shot to the body.
Fitzpatrick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fitzpatrick lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fitzpatrick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Urani.
Fitzpatrick misses the jab.
It seemed like Urani was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick moves in looking to clinch but Urani pushes him off.
Fitzpatrick has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Urani lands with an uppercut that bounces Fitzpatrick off the cage and back into range.
Fitzpatrick misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick throws a lazy uppercut
and Urani counters with a stiff right hand.
Fitzpatrick throws an overhand right that lands on Urani's shoulder, as Urani tries to avoid the shot.
Urani throws out a counter right but Fitzpatrick avoids it with no problem.
Fitzpatrick defending well as Urani loads up on a big left hand.
Fitzpatrick throws a lazy right hand but Urani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Urani flicks out a counter leg kick but Fitzpatrick steps away.
Fitzpatrick throws an off balance right hand
and Urani counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Urani swats away the attempt to clinch by Fitzpatrick.
Urani was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Urani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Urani lands an overhand right.
Fitzpatrick misses with a lunging right hand
and Urani counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Urani throws a nice outside leg kick.
Urani takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Fitzpatrick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch up but Urani circles away and keeps his distance.
Fitzpatrick scores with a jab to the head.
Francis Fitzpatrick is winning the standup battle so far.
Urani misses with a hook.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch but Urani is having none of it.
Urani slips under a jab.
Urani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitzpatrick manages to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick looks to land a left hand but Urani moved out of range nicely.
Urani circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fitzpatrick punishes Urani's body with a nice straight punch.
Urani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fitzpatrick takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Urani.
Fitzpatrick lands a nice hook to Urani's body. Urani takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fitzpatrick throws an overhand right that lands on Urani's shoulder, as Urani tries to avoid the shot.
Fitzpatrick throws a looping overhand right but Urani ducks down to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Urani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Urani connects with an inside leg kick.
Fitzpatrick throws a leg kick that is checked
and Urani counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch up but Urani circles away and keeps his distance.
Urani darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fitzpatrick throws the left hand but Urani avoids the punch easily.
Fitzpatrick misses with an uppercut
and Urani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fitzpatrick is rocked!
Francis Fitzpatrick's cut is getting worse.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Urani! Fitzpatrick is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ephram Urani!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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