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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ford Prefect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitch comes to the cage accompanied by Motörhead - "Orgasmatron". Prefect comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mos Def - Mathematics kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ford Prefect is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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156 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
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177 cm
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157 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Christopher Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ford Prefect!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitch blocks a jab.
Prefect lands with a shot to the body.
Prefect takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fitch with a poor takedown
and Prefect counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fitch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fitch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fitch thows a big elbow that misses.
Fitch has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fitch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Prefect works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Prefect working a defensive guard here.
Fitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Prefect is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fitch stopping the sweep attempt from Prefect.
Fitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Prefect is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fitch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prefect avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fitch won't allow Prefect to sweep him here.
Prefect keeping moving, preventing Fitch from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Prefect looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Prefect keeping moving, preventing Fitch from controlling successfully.
Christopher Fitch has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fitch swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Prefect to counter with a crisp jab.
Fitch fails with the takedown
and Prefect counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prefect connects with a body shot that sends Fitch's belly button to the back.
Fitch scores with a jab.
Fitch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prefect steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitch.
Prefect takes a jab right on the kisser.
Christopher Fitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Prefect counters with a left and a right that stings Fitch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Fitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch misses with a hook
and Prefect counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fitch closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Prefect to the mat! Prefect manages to get full guard.
Fitch postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Prefect is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fitch, into his guard.
Fitch looking for a guillotine here but Prefect defends easily.
Fitch is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Prefect pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fitch is keeping the position for now.
Fitch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fitch is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fitch wants to stand up but Prefect is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prefect stands and throws Fitch's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fitch prevents Prefect from improving position.
Fitch is pushing Prefect's head away, looking to escape. Prefect manages to hold on to the position though.
Fitch can't do much from the bottom here.
The strikes coming from Prefect are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Prefect is putting a hurting on Fitch here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fitch on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Prefect cracks Fitch with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prefect in side control, throwing shots but Fitch defends.
Prefect postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Prefect wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fitch keeps working.
Prefect lands some shots froms side control.
Fitch gets back to half guard.
Fitch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Prefect missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Prefect looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fitch works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fitch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Prefect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Christopher Fitch will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fitch misses with a wild combination.
Prefect smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Prefect does it's job there.
Fitch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prefect.
Fitch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fitch shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fitch passes to side control.
Fitch tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fitch lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
What's Prefect going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Prefect tries to improve position but can't.
Fitch wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Prefect, who protects the arm well.
Prefect is trying to control Fitch's posture but Fitch avoids it.
Prefect manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Prefect throwing shots but Fitch is blocking nicely.
Prefect is trying to control. Fitch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Prefect throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Fitch manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Prefect takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Prefect's corner calls for a 1-2. Prefect obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fitch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fitch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Prefect defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fitch.
Fitch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fitch has his takedown stuffed
and Prefect counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fitch throws an off balance right hand
and Prefect counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fitch thinking.
Nice defenses there by Prefect.
Fitch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prefect was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitch. Prefect does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitch misses with a double jab
and Prefect counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fitch, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prefect takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Prefect cracks Fitch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Prefect misses the body punch
and Fitch counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Christopher Fitch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Prefect keeping full guard, as Fitch tries to pass.
Fitch with a nice head shot there.
Fitch throws a strike but Prefect rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Prefect trying to control the position from guard on top but Fitch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fitch trying to keep a closed guard but Prefect is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prefect passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fitch prevents Prefect from improving position.
The strikes coming from Prefect are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fitch is looking to reverse the position.
An elbow from Prefect crashes against the mat.
Fitch regains half guard, as Prefect was trying to land strikes.
Prefect is looking to advance position but Fitch won't allow it.
Prefect sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fitch defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Fitch dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Prefect connects with a nice looking jab.
Fitch misses with an uppercut. Prefect saw that one coming.
Prefect misses with a hook. Fitch ducked under it nicely.
Prefect throws a lazy right hand but Fitch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fitch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fitch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Prefect counters with a nice uppercut.
Prefect throws a leg kick which misses Fitch's front leg but catches the back leg as Fitch tries to avoid it.
Fitch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Prefect connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fitch shoots in for a double leg but Prefect sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fitch shoots in looking for a takedown. Prefect tries to sprawl out of it but Fitch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Prefect manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Prefect lands with a shot to the body.
Fitch misses with a few strikes there.
Fitch takes a swing at Prefect's ribcage but misses.
Prefect throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fitch decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Prefect's guard.
Prefect trying to keep a closed guard but Fitch is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch postures up in Prefect's guard and throws a big left but Prefect blocks it.
Fitch postures up.
Prefect pulls Fitch in to control the position.
Fitch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fitch postures up in Prefect's guard and throws a big left but Prefect blocks it.
Fitch scoring with some ground and pound.
Fitch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fitch passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fitch is trying to ground and pound but Prefect uses the momentary lack of control by Fitch to regain half guard.
Fitch prevents Prefect from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prefect blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fitch.
Fitch trying to control from Prefect's half guard. Prefect has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fitch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prefect is keeping the position for now.
Prefect throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Fitch throws and elbow that misses. Prefect uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fitch's guard. Nice move by Prefect!
Prefect won't allow Fitch to get back to his feet.
Prefect landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prefect tries to free his leg and advance position but Fitch is retaining full guard.
Prefect stopping the sweep attempt from Fitch.
Fitch is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fitch looking for subs off his back but Prefect has passed one foot through into half guard.
Fitch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Prefect.
That's four 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.
Prefect wants to take a breather but Fitch is having none of it.
Prefect drops an elbow to the side of Fitch's head.
Fitch pushes Prefect off looking to stand but Prefect dives back in and keeps control.
Prefect trying to mount his opponent but Fitch defends it.
Fitch tries to roll over but Prefect keeps him under control.
Prefect thows a huge punch but Fitch dodges it nicely.
Fitch is looking to escape.
Fitch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Prefect there.
Prefect throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Prefect working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Prefect looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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 Christopher Fitch.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fitch, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Christopher Fitch!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Christopher Fitch!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Christopher Fitch!
Christopher Fitch wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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