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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Kocherga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrey Kocherga!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kocherga checks it well.
No luck for Fitzgerald with that takedown attempt.
No luck for Fitzgerald with that takedown attempt.
Fitzgerald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kocherga closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Kocherga.
Kocherga utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kocherga comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short left from Fitzgerald.
Kocherga tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitzgerald avoids the damage to the body.
Kocherga prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Fitzgerald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kocherga lands an elbow that stopped Fitzgerald in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like James Fitzgerald has been cut.
Kocherga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fitzgerald's defenses.
Fitzgerald takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kocherga scores with a knee to the head.
Fitzgerald jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kocherga walks away with a smile on his face. Fitzgerald gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kocherga holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fitzgerald is breathing heavily.
Kocherga utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kocherga lands a damaging elbow.
Kocherga connects with a knee to the head.
Kocherga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kocherga manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kocherga landing knees to the head.
Kocherga lands an elbow that stopped Fitzgerald in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Kocherga.
Kocherga with a knee to the head.
Fitzgerald is rocked!
Kocherga lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Fitzgerald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kocherga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kocherga unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fitzgerald seems to have got his legs back now.
A knee to the head by Kocherga.
Kocherga lands a knee to the body.
Kocherga lands an elbow that stopped Fitzgerald in his tracks for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kocherga - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fitzgerald looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocherga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kocherga lands an elbow inside that Fitzgerald shrugs off.
Fitzgerald jumps guard and drags Kocherga to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kocherga decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fitzgerald, up you get!
Fitzgerald keeps the fight on the outside.
Fitzgerald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kocherga manages to avoid it.
Kocherga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzgerald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fitzgerald fails with the takedown.
Kocherga moves into range and clinches up with Fitzgerald.
Kocherga stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kocherga working hard to break the clinch.
Fitzgerald stalls.
Fitzgerald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kocherga looks to clinch
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kocherga is refusing to be controlled, as Fitzgerald sits in half guard.
Kocherga manages to escape and get back to his feet!
James Fitzgerald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kocherga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kocherga counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocherga scores with a knee to the head.
Fitzgerald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kocherga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kocherga tries a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks it.
Fitzgerald wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kocherga throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fitzgerald avoids the elbow strike from Kocherga, against the cage.
Kocherga trying to land knees to the body.
Fitzgerald manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fitzgerald will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kocherga tries to stand but Fitzgerald is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzgerald lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kocherga!
Kocherga squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Kocherga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Fitzgerald's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fitzgerald fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fitzgerald looks for a takedown but Kocherga sprawls well.
Kocherga takes the fight into the clinch.
Kocherga scores with a knee to the head.
Fitzgerald is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocherga connects with a knee to the head.
Kocherga landing knees to the head.
Kocherga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kocherga pushes off an throws an elbow but Fitzgerald leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kocherga connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fitzgerald has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kocherga avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Fitzgerald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocherga.
A bit of stalling here from Kocherga.
Fitzgerald is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kocherga gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kocherga lands a left hand.
Kocherga avoids the elbow strike from Fitzgerald, against the cage.
Kocherga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fitzgerald's defenses.
Kocherga connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kocherga throws an elbow but misses.
Fitzgerald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kocherga gets underhooks to prevent Fitzgerald's takedown attempt.
Kocherga pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kocherga lands an elbow inside.
Fitzgerald is trying to drag Kocherga to the mat but Kocherga just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A knee to the head by Kocherga.
Kocherga lands an elbow that stopped Fitzgerald in his tracks for a moment.
Fitzgerald avoiding damage.
Kocherga lands a nice elbow.
That's two 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 fails to pull guard.
Kocherga lands an elbow inside.
Kocherga throws an elbow but it misses.
Fitzgerald throws an elbow but it misses.
Fitzgerald blocks an elbow strike.
Fitzgerald tries to pull guard but Kocherga holds him up against the cage and eventually Fitzgerald drops back down to his feet.
Fitzgerald managing to block the knees to the body from Kocherga.
Kocherga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fitzgerald's face.
Fitzgerald tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kocherga smiles and moves away.
Fitzgerald looks to land a combination but Kocherga avoids it well.
Kocherga tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kocherga is fending him off so far but Fitzgerald persists. Nope, Kocherga circles away and we're back to standing.
Kocherga is looking to clinch.
Kocherga tries to clinch but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Fitzgerald misses with a body shot.
Fitzgerald with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kocherga holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fitzgerald takes an elbow to the temple.
Fitzgerald takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Kocherga.
Fitzgerald goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kocherga prevents it.
Kocherga lands a knee to the head.
Kocherga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzgerald takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kocherga throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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 pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgerald tries for a takedown but Kocherga circles away easily
and Kocherga holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fitzgerald can't get the takedown.
Nice elbow from Kocherga.
Kocherga lands a damaging elbow.
Fitzgerald tries to pull guard but Kocherga won't allow it.
Fitzgerald tries to pull guard but Kocherga holds him up against the cage and eventually Fitzgerald drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzgerald.
Nice elbow from Kocherga.
Kocherga avoiding damage as Fitzgerald throws knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kocherga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Kocherga.
Fitzgerald goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kocherga prevents it.
Kocherga is pressed up against the cage. Fitzgerald has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kocherga down to the mat. Kocherga avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fitzgerald swats away the attempt to clinch by Kocherga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Kocherga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Fitzgerald's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fitzgerald shoots in and drives through. Kocherga sprawls well.
Fitzgerald shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kocherga as he avoids it easily.
Kocherga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fitzgerald is trying to break the clinch but Kocherga is controlling him.
Fitzgerald wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fitzgerald fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Fitzgerald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kocherga lands a nice elbow.
Kocherga lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocherga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kocherga unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kocherga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fitzgerald's defenses.
Kocherga connects with a knee to the head.
Fitzgerald wants a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kocherga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kocherga just leaning against Fitzgerald, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kocherga smiles and moves away.
Fitzgerald tries a head kick but it misses.
Kocherga instigates a clinch.
Fitzgerald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kocherga has him pressed against the cage.
Fitzgerald dodges an elbow strike from Kocherga.
Kocherga lands a knee to the head.
Fitzgerald tries to pull guard but Kocherga won't allow it.
Kocherga throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fitzgerald changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kocherga fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fitzgerald misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice sprawl there from Kocherga as Fitzgerald shoots in.
Kocherga stuffs the takedown attempt from Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald gets slowly back to his feet.
Kocherga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fitzgerald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kocherga moves into the clinch.
Kocherga misses with a knee to the head.
Fitzgerald drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kocherga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kocherga with a knee to the head.
Kocherga lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kocherga has Fitzgerald pressed against the cage.
Kocherga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fitzgerald's efforts to push away.
Kocherga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fitzgerald.
Kocherga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kocherga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kocherga smiles and moves away.
Andrey Kocherga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fitzgerald tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kocherga sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fitzgerald somewhat.
Kocherga has Fitzgerald up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kocherga.
Kocherga lands an elbow inside.
Andrey Kocherga seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fitzgerald scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kocherga managing to block the knees to the body from Fitzgerald.
Kocherga lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fitzgerald fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kocherga throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kocherga throws an elbow but misses.
Kocherga looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzgerald is blocking nicely.
Fitzgerald avoids the elbow strike from Kocherga, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fitzgerald fails to pull guard.
Fitzgerald is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fitzgerald goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kocherga prevents it.
James Fitzgerald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrey Kocherga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fitzgerald misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Kocherga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kocherga winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Kocherga!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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