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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pulp Fiction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Fitzpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fiction's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Crippled Black Phoenix - We Forgotten Who We Are. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pulp Fiction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mick Fitzpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiction looks to land a body kick but Fitzpatrick moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzpatrick. Fiction does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitzpatrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Fiction is just out of range.
Fitzpatrick attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fitzpatrick throws a hook but Fiction avoids it easily.
Fiction waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick scores with a punch to the head.
Fiction takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fitzpatrick scoring well with a low kick there.
Fitzpatrick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fiction clinches with his opponent.
Fiction misses with an elbow over the top.
Fitzpatrick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fiction backwards.
Fiction lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Mick Fitzpatrick has been cut.
Fiction managing to block the knees to the body from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick tries to break the clinch but Fiction is controlling the position.
Fitzpatrick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fitzpatrick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fiction misses with a knee strike.
Fiction is struggling to control the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fiction throws an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Fitzpatrick.
Fiction connects with a knee to the head.
Fiction creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fitzpatrick's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick avoids a wild elbow strike from Fiction.
Fiction lands an elbow just above Fitzpatrick 's eye.
Fiction blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzpatrick presses Fiction against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fiction blocking some punches.
Fitzpatrick scores with a shot to the side of Fiction's head.
Fitzpatrick is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fiction just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fitzpatrick's brow.
Fitzpatrick missing with knees to the body.
Fitzpatrick lands a hook that snaps the head of Fiction backwards.
Fitzpatrick breaks the clinch.
Fiction scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fitzpatrick scores with a jab to the head.
Fiction scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fitzpatrick missing with a left hand there. Fiction was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fiction takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fitzpatrick throws a hook but Fiction blocks it.
Fiction tries to bum rush Fitzpatrick with a series of wild strikes but Fitzpatrick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fitzpatrick swings for the body but Fiction moves out of range.
Fiction moves in looking to clinch but Fitzpatrick pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiction misses with a looping right.
Fiction misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzpatrick.
Fiction catches Fitzpatrick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fiction tries to clinch but Fitzpatrick moves out of range.
Fitzpatrick cracks Fiction with a good jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Fiction.
Fitzpatrick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fitzpatrick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fiction tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fiction takes one to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick throws a head kick that misses.
Fiction tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fiction tries to clinch there but Fitzpatrick circles away.
Fitzpatrick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fiction.
Fiction is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fiction takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fitzpatrick scores with a hook.
Fitzpatrick swats away the attempt to clinch by Fiction.
Fiction throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fitzpatrick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiction connects with a looping right hand.
Fiction misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzpatrick misses with a head kick.
Fiction ducks under a wild hook from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fitzpatrick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donk. Fiction catches Fitzpatrick right on the button with a cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fiction checks a leg kick.
Fiction takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fitzpatrick moves away from the strike by Fiction.
Fitzpatrick dodges the punch combination from Fiction.
Fiction keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitzpatrick misses the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fitzpatrick checks a leg kick.
Fiction clobbers Fitzpatrick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fitzpatrick missing with a left hand there. Fiction was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fiction walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fitzpatrick checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fiction is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fiction throws a head kick that Fitzpatrick semi-blocks.
Fitzpatrick keeps the fight on the outside.
Fitzpatrick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fitzpatrick throws a looping overhand right but Fiction ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiction fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitzpatrick manages to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick swats away the attempt to clinch by Fiction.
Fiction has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fitzpatrick managing to block the knees to the body from Fiction.
Fiction breaks the clinch.
Fitzpatrick misses with a wild combination.
Fitzpatrick scores with a hook to the body. Fiction takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fiction looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fiction instigates a clinch.
Fitzpatrick has a couple of punches blocked by Fiction.
Fiction with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fiction prevents Fitzpatrick from breaking the clinch.
Fitzpatrick blocks the elbow strike.
Fitzpatrick takes a knee right on the jaw!
A frustrated look appears on Fitzpatrick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fiction managing to block the knees to the body from Fitzpatrick.
Fiction tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzpatrick blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fiction.
Fitzpatrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fitzpatrick lands with a short shot to the head.
Fitzpatrick effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mick Fitzpatrick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mick Fitzpatrick's cut.
That's time! Fiction's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fitzpatrick moves out of range of the body kick.
Fiction dodges the punch combination from Fitzpatrick.
Fiction wants to clinch.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook. Fiction ducked under it nicely.
Fiction throws a right hand that Fitzpatrick ducks under and follows up with a left that Fitzpatrick also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Fitzpatrick there.
Fitzpatrick missing with a left hand there. Fiction was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fiction fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fiction closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fitzpatrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fiction defending well as Fitzpatrick loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiction swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fiction with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fiction attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fitzpatrick tries to land a front kick but Fiction steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A clash of legs there as Fiction blocks the low kick.
Fitzpatrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fiction blocks a head kick by Fitzpatrick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fiction is out of range and Fitzpatrick settles back down.
Fitzpatrick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fiction on the side of the head.
Fiction lands a head kick!
Fitzpatrick cracks a nice hook into Fiction's ribs.
Fitzpatrick blocks a head kick by Fiction.
Fiction fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Fitzpatrick misses.
Fitzpatrick lands a jab to Fiction's midsection.
Fitzpatrick avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fitzpatrick fails to land with a series of punches.
Fiction throws a leg kick that misses.
Fitzpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitzpatrick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fiction moves out of range of the leg kick from Fitzpatrick.
Fiction clinches up against the cage.
Fitzpatrick is working Fiction over against the cage.
Fitzpatrick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick tries to circle away but Fiction has him pinned against the cage.
Fitzpatrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fiction.
Fiction pushes off an throws an elbow but Fitzpatrick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fiction.
Fiction throws an elbow that misses.
Fitzpatrick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fiction lands a nice elbow.
Fitzpatrick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fiction is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitzpatrick is defending well for now.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch on the inside.
Fiction misses with an elbow over the top.
Fitzpatrick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fitzpatrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Fiction.
That has opened up Mick Fitzpatrick's cut even more.
Fitzpatrick looking to stall.
Fitzpatrick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fiction up against the cage.
Fitzpatrick avoids the elbow strike from Fiction, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fiction just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fitzpatrick's brow.
Fiction is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fitzpatrick is keeping busy.
A short left from Fitzpatrick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick gets through Fiction's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fiction with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fiction lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fiction takes a shot to the head.
Fitzpatrick breaks the clinch.
Fitzpatrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Fiction is just out of range.
A jab from Fiction misses.
Fitzpatrick swings for the body but Fiction moves out of range.
Fitzpatrick lands a slapping body shot.
Fitzpatrick throws a hook but Fiction avoids it easily.
Fitzpatrick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fitzpatrick scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Fiction finds it's way through Fitzpatrick's defenses.
Fitzpatrick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fitzpatrick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fitzpatrick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fiction counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fiction looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A shot to the liver by Fitzpatrick. Beautiful body shot.
Fiction ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fitzpatrick moves away.
Mick Fitzpatrick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fiction attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiction keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitzpatrick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzpatrick. Fiction does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitzpatrick jabs at Fiction's body.
Fitzpatrick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fiction.
Fitzpatrick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fiction checks a low kick from Fitzpatrick.
Fiction walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fitzpatrick lands a really nice looking cross but Fiction seems unphased.
Fiction moves in looking to clinch but Fitzpatrick pushes him off.
Good standup being displayed there by Fitzpatrick as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fiction shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice body punch from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fiction ducks under a wild hook from Fitzpatrick.
Fiction bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fitzpatrick's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fiction slips a straight right by Fitzpatrick.
A left and a right from Fiction both land. Nice combination.
Fitzpatrick misses with a shot to the body
and Fiction counters with an outside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Fitzpatrick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mick Fitzpatrick's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fitzpatrick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice jab there from Fitzpatrick.
Fiction swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fiction blocks a jab.
Fitzpatrick takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fiction ducks under a wild hook from Fitzpatrick.
Fiction throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fiction misses the jab.
Fitzpatrick takes one on the button.
Fitzpatrick throws a shot from downtown. Fiction moves away and avoids it.
Fiction misses with a body punch
and Fitzpatrick counters with a good, hard body kick but Fiction shrugs it off.
Fiction blocks a head kick by Fitzpatrick.
Fiction moves out of range as Fitzpatrick strikes.
Fiction looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fiction defending well as Fitzpatrick loads up on a big left hand.
Fiction moves into range and clinches up with Fitzpatrick.
Fiction pushes off an throws an elbow but Fitzpatrick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fiction blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitzpatrick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Fitzpatrick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fiction misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Fiction as he connects with a hook.
Fitzpatrick misses with a head kick.
A jab from Fitzpatrick misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fiction.
Fitzpatrick on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fitzpatrick misses with a two punch combination.
Fitzpatrick is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fiction.
Fitzpatrick throws out a loose jab but Fiction uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fiction.
Fiction swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fiction blocks a jab.
Fiction with a jab.
Fiction misses with a head kick.
Fiction looks for the body kick but Fitzpatrick saw that one coming.
Fiction tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzpatrick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fitzpatrick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fitzpatrick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fiction.
Fiction drives through and clinches with Fitzpatrick against the cage.
Fiction throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fiction.
Pulp Fiction has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick blocks an elbow strike from Fiction.
Fitzpatrick breaks from the clinch.
Fitzpatrick throws a looping overhand right but Fiction ducks down to avoid it.
Fiction lands a jab to the head.
Fitzpatrick throws a hook to the side of Fiction's head but Fiction sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fiction uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzpatrick.
Fiction tries to clinch but Fitzpatrick is having none of it.
Fiction scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fitzpatrick moves out of range of the strikes.
Fiction darts in trying to clinch
and Fitzpatrick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fiction has managed to clinch.
Mick Fitzpatrick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fitzpatrick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fiction has him pressed against the cage.
Fiction lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzpatrick dodges an elbow strike from Fiction.
Fiction landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fiction just leaning against Fitzpatrick, taking a breather.
Fiction throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitzpatrick blocks it with crossed arms.
Fiction trying to land knees to the body.
Fiction pushes off an throws an elbow but Fitzpatrick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fiction avoids a wild elbow strike from Fitzpatrick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Fiction.
Fitzpatrick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fiction blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Fitzpatrick.
Fiction ducks right into an uppercut from Fitzpatrick.
A low kick from Fiction misses
and Fitzpatrick counters with a right hand to the body.
Fiction tries to move into range but Fitzpatrick moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fitzpatrick throws a hook to the side of Fiction's head but Fiction sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fiction works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fitzpatrick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mick Fitzpatrick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed right hand from Fiction misses the target.
Fiction feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fitzpatrick's calf.
Fiction doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitzpatrick circles away.
Fiction blocks a jab.
Fitzpatrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fiction gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fitzpatrick gets through Fiction's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick lands with a right to the head.
Fiction misses with an elbow over the top.
Fiction lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiction lands a knee to the head.
Fiction comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Mick Fitzpatrick's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzpatrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fiction.
Fitzpatrick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fitzpatrick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fitzpatrick's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fiction throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fitzpatrick blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Fitzpatrick.
Fiction missing with knees to the body.
Fitzpatrick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fitzpatrick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fiction has him pressed against the cage.
Fiction throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fiction misses with an elbow over the top.
Fiction breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fiction throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fitzpatrick lands with a nice body kick.
Fiction throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pulp Fiction.
Well Fitzpatrick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Fitzpatrick!
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