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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conor Notorious (ranked 6170 p4p, 459 weight class) and Kirk Fitzpatrick (ranked 7823 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conor Notorious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kirk Fitzpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Notorious fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fitzpatrick with the counter takedown but Notorious avoids it easily.
Notorious pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fitzpatrick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Notorious looks for the body kick but Fitzpatrick saw that one coming.
Notorious misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fitzpatrick shoots in looking for a takedown but Notorious manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fitzpatrick's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Notorious seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Notorious looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fitzpatrick looks for a takedown but Notorious sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Notorious pinned against the cage. Notorious gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Conor Notorious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk Fitzpatrick.
Notorious scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Notorious tries to clinch there but Fitzpatrick circles away.
Notorious ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Notorious moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Notorious misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Notorious. Fitzpatrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitzpatrick with the counter takedown but Notorious avoids it easily.
Fitzpatrick closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fitzpatrick tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Fitzpatrick controls the position.
Fitzpatrick scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Notorious is looking to regain half guard here but Fitzpatrick keeps moving and retains side control.
Fitzpatrick working the head and body with strikes.
Fitzpatrick wants to stand but Notorious is controlling his arm.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Notorious tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fitzpatrick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzpatrick wants to stand but Notorious is controlling his arm.
Fitzpatrick landing a few strikes.
Fitzpatrick controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick is working Notorious over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fitzpatrick looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Notorious is avoiding damage well.
Notorious is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Fitzpatrick is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Fitzpatrick with good strikes from the mount here!
Fitzpatrick is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Notorious can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Notorious is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Fitzpatrick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick looking to control and managing it successfully.
Notorious tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fitzpatrick postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Notorious looks a forlorn figure.
Fitzpatrick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fitzpatrick looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Fitzpatrick has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Notorious is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Fitzpatrick takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kirk Fitzpatrick will probably get the nod.
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.
Notorious tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Notorious gets caught flat footed, as Fitzpatrick shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Notorious is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Fitzpatrick dives into side control.
Fitzpatrick scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fitzpatrick decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Fitzpatrick takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Notorious throws a head kick that misses.
Fitzpatrick takes the fight into the clinch.
Fitzpatrick is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Notorious to keep the fight standing.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Notorious just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fitzpatrick's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Notorious misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Notorious with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Notorious misses with the head strike.
Notorious prevents the takedown attempt.
Notorious lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fitzpatrick tries to break free but Notorious pushes him back against the cage.
Fitzpatrick drags the fight down to the ground.
Notorious wants to control from the top but Fitzpatrick keeps moving.
Fitzpatrick controlling the position.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Fitzpatrick.
Notorious wants to control from the top but Fitzpatrick keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Notorious is aware though and is defending well.
Fitzpatrick is looking to stand up but Notorious isn't so interested in that idea.
Fitzpatrick wants to sweep here but Notorious controlling him for the moment.
Fitzpatrick is pulling down on Notorious's head to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fitzpatrick moves into the clinch successfully.
Notorious digs a right hand into Fitzpatrick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fitzpatrick's gas tank.
Fitzpatrick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzpatrick has closed the distance and engaged Notorious in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Notorious lands a nice elbow.
Notorious tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fitzpatrick's elbow.
Fitzpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick is trying to pull guard but Notorious has him pressed against the cage.
Conor Notorious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk Fitzpatrick.
Notorious tries to throw a body punch but Fitzpatrick avoids it by throwing Notorious back against the cage.
Notorious tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Notorious with a knee to the head.
Fitzpatrick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Notorious looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Notorious throws a right and a left that both miss.
Notorious throws a head kick but Fitzpatrick moves out of range.
Notorious throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fitzpatrick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Notorious misses with a kick to the body.
Notorious goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Notorious finds it's way through Fitzpatrick's defenses.
Notorious gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Notorious controls Fitzpatrick momentarily but Fitzpatrick frees himself.
Notorious looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fitzpatrick is one step ahead there.
Fitzpatrick is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Notorious dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fitzpatrick misses with a takedown attempt - Notorious sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Notorious connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Notorious throws a nice outside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Notorious taking a bit of punishment here - Fitzpatrick scoring with strikes.
Notorious tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Notorious is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fitzpatrick asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick wants to stand but Notorious is controlling his arm.
Notorious tries to bench press Fitzpatrick off him but Fitzpatrick keeps the position.
A lull in the action here.
Fitzpatrick is putting a hurting on Notorious here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fitzpatrick working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fitzpatrick is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Notorious is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fitzpatrick working the head with strikes.
Fitzpatrick is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Notorious's shoulder. That is not cool.
Notorious can't do much from the bottom here.
Fitzpatrick tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Notorious is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Fitzpatrick is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitzpatrick scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Notorious?
Notorious tries to hold on but Fitzpatrick pushes him away.
Notorious knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fitzpatrick on the ground.
Fitzpatrick sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Notorious looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Notorious is trying to break free.
Fitzpatrick looking to break Notorious's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Notorious remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Fitzpatrick will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Fitzpatrick keeps control of the position easily here as Notorious tries to buck him off.
Notorious preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick is persistently looking for the submission but Notorious is defending it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fitzpatrick loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Notorious hold on?
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk Fitzpatrick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fitzpatrick has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk Fitzpatrick!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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