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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rory Fitzpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Antente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
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183 cm
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rory Fitzpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Louis Antente!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antente misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fitzpatrick with a hook.
Antente shoots in for a double leg but Fitzpatrick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Antente closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fitzpatrick circles away.
Rory Fitzpatrick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louis Antente.
Fitzpatrick lands a jab-cross combination.
Fitzpatrick lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fitzpatrick.
Antente is looking to clinch.
Antente fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Antente tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Antente looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danga de danga de dang - Fitzpatrick scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Fitzpatrick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Antente doesn't seem phased though.
Antente throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Fitzpatrick counter with a right hand.
Antente shoots and misses
and Fitzpatrick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antente looks gassed!
Antente clinches but Fitzpatrick breaks the clinch
and Fitzpatrick counters with a left and a right that stings Antente.
Antente is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fitzpatrick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzpatrick lands a nice looking body shot.
Fitzpatrick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fitzpatrick scores with a shot to the body.
Antente takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antente on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Fitzpatrick does it's job there.
Antente looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch combination from Fitzpatrick misses.
Fitzpatrick is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fitzpatrick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fitzpatrick lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rory Fitzpatrick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Antente moves forwards but Fitzpatrick connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fitzpatrick throws a one two combo.
Fitzpatrick throws a sloppy head kick and Antente moves out of range easily.
Fitzpatrick is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fitzpatrick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Antente on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick stuns Antente with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fitzpatrick scores with a jab.
Fitzpatrick lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fitzpatrick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fitzpatrick's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fitzpatrick duly obliges.
Fitzpatrick connects with a good right hand that stumbles Antente. Antente circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fitzpatrick lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzpatrick throws a nice looking combination but Antente bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Fitzpatrick.
Antente has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fitzpatrick connects with a jab.
Fitzpatrick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fitzpatrick stalks Antente and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Antente's face. Antente staggers backwards, shaken.
Fitzpatrick tries a head kick but it misses.
A left and a right from Fitzpatrick both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fitzpatrick throws a right and a left that Antente avoids nicely.
No joy there for Fitzpatrick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Antente closes the distance but Fitzpatrick moves to the side
letting Fitzpatrick counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Fitzpatrick dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fitzpatrick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fitzpatrick throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fitzpatrick throws a right and a left that Antente avoids nicely.
Rory Fitzpatrick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antente doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Antente takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fitzpatrick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Antente in his tracks.
Antente tries for a takedown but Fitzpatrick circles away easily
and Fitzpatrick counters with a two punch combo.
Fitzpatrick throws a good cross that connects.
Antente is breathing heavily.
Antente throws a combination that misses
and Fitzpatrick counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fitzpatrick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fitzpatrick connects with a high kick.
Antente doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fitzpatrick counters with a three punch combo that has Antente backing up. Antente nods at Fitzpatrick to acknowledge the strikes.
Rory Fitzpatrick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louis Antente.
Fitzpatrick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Louis Antente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzpatrick misses with a wild combination.
Fitzpatrick displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick looks to land a combination but Antente avoids it well.
Fitzpatrick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Antente has his takedown stuffed
and Fitzpatrick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fitzpatrick is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fitzpatrick lands a jab.
Fitzpatrick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Antente is trying desperately to land a takedown but Fitzpatrick is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Antente.
Fitzpatrick closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fitzpatrick circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fitzpatrick counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick misses with a two punch combination.
Fitzpatrick lands a nice shot that snaps Antente's head back.
Antente has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fitzpatrick throws a one two combo.
A jab from Fitzpatrick finds it's way through Antente's defenses.
Antente misses with a double jab
and Fitzpatrick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Antente shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fitzpatrick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antente walks into a stiff left hand from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick stalks Antente and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Antente's face. Antente staggers backwards, shaken.
Danga de danga de dang - Fitzpatrick scores with a four punch combination!
Rory Fitzpatrick is winning the standup battle so far.
Fitzpatrick throws a one two combo.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body kick.
Fitzpatrick scores with the left hand. Antente knows he should have avoided that one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fitzpatrick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antente shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fitzpatrick counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Fitzpatrick dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Antente throws a body kick that misses.
Antente misses with a takedown
and Fitzpatrick counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fitzpatrick!
Nice body punch from Fitzpatrick.
A nice combination there by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick lands with a nice combination. Antente backs away looking to recover.
Antente doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fitzpatrick counters with a three punch combo that has Antente backing up. Antente nods at Fitzpatrick to acknowledge the strikes.
Antente falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fitzpatrick counters with a series of strikes. Antente will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice cross by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fitzpatrick clobbers Antente with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Antente tries to score with a low kick but Fitzpatrick moves his leg out of the way.
Fitzpatrick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Antente walks into a straight right hand from Fitzpatrick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fitzpatrick with a jab.
Fitzpatrick throws a head kick that misses.
Fitzpatrick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fitzpatrick cracks Antente with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Antente with a poor takedown
and Fitzpatrick counters with a nice body shot.
Rory Fitzpatrick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louis Antente.
Fitzpatrick moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fitzpatrick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Antente avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick lands a head kick. Antente smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Antente is looking to land body kicks.
Fitzpatrick lands a two punch combo.
Fitzpatrick lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fitzpatrick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antente with a poor takedown
and Fitzpatrick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fitzpatrick stalks Antente and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Antente's face. Antente staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick scores with a jab.
Antente fails with the takedown
and Fitzpatrick makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rory Fitzpatrick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Antente dodges the punch combination from Fitzpatrick.
Antente tries to clinch but Fitzpatrick moves away
and Fitzpatrick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antente wants to clinch
and Fitzpatrick counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fitzpatrick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Louis Antente has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lazy body kick from Antente
and Fitzpatrick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Fitzpatrick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fitzpatrick 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory 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
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