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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amalric Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jager Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitzgerald comes to the cage accompanied by Sinergy - Spit on your grave. Hoffman has chosen Sharpshooter by Motorhead as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amalric Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jager Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman tries to clinch
and Hoffman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hoffman misses with a wild combination.
Hoffman darts in trying to clinch
enabling Fitzgerald to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoffman tries to clinch up
and Fitzgerald counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hoffman moves to clinch but Fitzgerald breaks away
and Fitzgerald moves into the clinch.
Hoffman misses with a knee to the head.
Hoffman tries a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks it.
Hoffman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fitzgerald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoffman.
Hoffman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fitzgerald catches Hoffman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fitzgerald thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoffman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hoffman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fitzgerald throws out a powerful jab.
Hoffman closes the distance but Fitzgerald moves to the side
and Fitzgerald counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fitzgerald tries to stall but Hoffman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fitzgerald controlling the action here for a moment.
Hoffman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitzgerald blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fitzgerald as Hoffman tries to tie him up.
Hoffman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fitzgerald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fitzgerald is working Hoffman over against the cage.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Hoffman.
Fitzgerald has Hoffman pressed against the cage, preventing Hoffman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hoffman misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hoffman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hoffman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fitzgerald keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoffman's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman landing knees to the head.
Hoffman misses with a knee to the head.
Fitzgerald has had enough of the clinch but Hoffman keeps him there for the moment.
Hoffman misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hoffman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hoffman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fitzgerald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoffman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fitzgerald backwards.
Hoffman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoffman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitzgerald has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoffman tries to stall but Fitzgerald uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hoffman connects with a knee to the head.
Hoffman looks gassed!
A frustrated look appears on Hoffman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks with his arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Fitzgerald.
Hoffman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoffman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fitzgerald up against the cage.
Fitzgerald working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoffman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzgerald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoffman blocking some punches.
Hoffman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoffman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fitzgerald counters with a takedown into side control.
Fitzgerald goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hoffman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fitzgerald but great work by Hoffman.
Fitzgerald is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fitzgerald holds on to Hoffman's head and controls the position momentarily.
Fitzgerald is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fitzgerald looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hoffman is looking for a sweep. Fitzgerald is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fitzgerald with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fitzgerald is looking to advance position but Hoffman won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amalric Fitzgerald dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hoffman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fitzgerald counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hoffman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitzgerald.
No joy there for Hoffman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hoffman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitzgerald. That did some damage!
Jager Hoffman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoffman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fitzgerald at a distance.
Hoffman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzgerald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoffman closes the distance but Fitzgerald moves to the side
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoffman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoffman tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Fitzgerald counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fitzgerald controlling from the top position.
Fitzgerald won't allow Hoffman to get back to his feet.
Fitzgerald sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hoffman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hoffman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hoffman!
Fitzgerald manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fitzgerald is trying to control but can't.
Hoffman tries to stand but can't do so whilst Fitzgerald controls his leg.
Fitzgerald tries to roll over but Hoffman keeps him under control.
Hoffman wants to take a breather but Fitzgerald is having none of it.
Fitzgerald tries to get to full guard but Hoffman has control of the leg.
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.
Hoffman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jager Hoffman.
Hoffman closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Fitzgerald to counter with a crisp jab.
Jager Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoffman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hoffman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Come on Hoffman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hoffman manages to break the clinch.
Hoffman wants to clinch but Fitzgerald slips to the side
and Fitzgerald counters with a shoot takedown. Hoffman fights it but they end up in guard.
Fitzgerald's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fitzgerald stands up over Hoffman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fitzgerald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fitzgerald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoffman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitzgerald trying to control but Hoffman is working from the bottom.
Fitzgerald drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fitzgerald jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fitzgerald in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fitzgerald wants to control from the top but Hoffman keeps moving.
Fitzgerald prevents Hoffman from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fitzgerald sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fitzgerald wants to control from the top but Hoffman keeps moving.
Fitzgerald postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hoffman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fitzgerald, into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fitzgerald can't keep his opponent in guard - Hoffman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
It looks like Hoffman is going to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amalric Fitzgerald dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hoffman is looking to clinch.
Hoffman slips a straight right by Fitzgerald.
Hoffman tries to clinch but Fitzgerald moves away
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoffman thinking.
The fighters circling - Fitzgerald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fitzgerald lands with a good body shot.
Hoffman tries to clinch but Fitzgerald moves away
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoffman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hoffman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fitzgerald scores with a nice strike.
Fitzgerald gets tackled into the cage by Hoffman. Hoffman maintains the clinch.
Hoffman breaks the clinch.
Hoffman tries to clinch up
and Fitzgerald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fitzgerald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fitzgerald is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hoffman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hoffman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hoffman wants to clinch
and Fitzgerald counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Fitzgerald misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hoffman is able to avoid easily.
Fitzgerald moves out of range as Hoffman throws a body kick.
Hoffman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fitzgerald circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fitzgerald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoffman wants to clinch but Fitzgerald slips to the side
and Fitzgerald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoffman darts in trying to clinch
and Fitzgerald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoffman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hoffman looks to clinch
letting Fitzgerald counter with a right hand.
Hoffman slips a jab from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoffman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hoffman wants to clinch but Fitzgerald slips to the side
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoffman clinches up with Fitzgerald and pushes him back against the cage.
Fitzgerald misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald scores with a shoulder strike.
Hoffman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fitzgerald tries to stall but Hoffman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoffman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoffman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoffman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitzgerald blocks it with crossed arms.
Fitzgerald taking a breather.
Hoffman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hoffman misses with a knee strike.
Fitzgerald prevents Hoffman from breaking the clinch.
Fitzgerald throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffman.
Fitzgerald lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoffman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Fitzgerald.
Hoffman trying to land knees to the body.
Hoffman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoffman tries a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks it.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks with his arms.
Hoffman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitzgerald blocks it with crossed arms.
Amalric Fitzgerald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fitzgerald pushes off an throws an elbow but Hoffman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks with his arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fitzgerald - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hoffman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fitzgerald keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoffman's efforts to push away.
Hoffman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fitzgerald lands a shoulder strike.
Hoffman misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoffman misses with some punches.
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.
Fitzgerald lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoffman.
Hoffman is trying to break free.
Hoffman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fitzgerald.
Hoffman misses with a knee to the head.
Fitzgerald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoffman looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzgerald is blocking nicely.
Fitzgerald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fitzgerald scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hoffman.
Fitzgerald circles away from the clinch attempt
so Fitzgerald counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fitzgerald slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jager Hoffman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Amalric Fitzgerald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fitzgerald, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amalric Fitzgerald!
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hype
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FIGHT
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