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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qoeu Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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214 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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211 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Esteban Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Qoeu Xu!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Fitzgerald lands a jab to the head.
Xu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald closes the distance and clinches.
Xu tries a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fitzgerald's efforts to push away.
Fitzgerald'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.
Fitzgerald managing to block the knees to the body from Xu.
Xu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fitzgerald jumps guard.
Fitzgerald had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Xu defends it easily.
Xu should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Fitzgerald has his foot on Xu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Xu works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald wants to stand and escape but Xu is having none of it.
Xu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fitzgerald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fitzgerald wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fitzgerald manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fitzgerald shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fitzgerald missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald seems to be working for a kimura but Xu defends the submission attempt.
Fitzgerald thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Xu's head.
Fitzgerald thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Xu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fitzgerald really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fitzgerald seems to be working for a kimura but Xu defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fitzgerald throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fitzgerald not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fitzgerald wants to work for an arm triangle but Xu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fitzgerald not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fitzgerald gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Fitzgerald dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fitzgerald throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Xu.
Fitzgerald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Xu looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Fitzgerald has closed the distance and engaged Xu in a clinch.
Xu gets underhooks to prevent Fitzgerald's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fitzgerald manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fitzgerald is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Xu presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald managing to block the knees to the body from Xu.
Xu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fitzgerald no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fitzgerald is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fitzgerald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xu can do to turn this around?
Xu stopping the sweep attempt from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fitzgerald has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Xu is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu taking a breather.
Fitzgerald pulls guard successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fitzgerald is on top in guard.
Fitzgerald is looking to work some ground and pound but Xu has wrist control.
Fitzgerald missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fitzgerald throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Xu is breathing heavily.
Fitzgerald throwing strikes from guard but Xu blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitzgerald gets to his feet. Xu looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fitzgerald gets a takedown into half guard.
Fitzgerald is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fitzgerald seems to be working for a kimura but Xu defends the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fitzgerald thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Xu's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Fitzgerald dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Fitzgerald scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fitzgerald working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Xu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald stands up.
Fitzgerald scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fitzgerald scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fitzgerald thows a huge punch but Xu dodges it nicely.
Esteban Fitzgerald overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Xu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fitzgerald throwing shots but Xu is blocking nicely.
Fitzgerald thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Xu's head.
Fitzgerald thows a huge punch but Xu dodges it nicely.
Fitzgerald throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fitzgerald lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two 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.
Xu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fitzgerald missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Esteban Fitzgerald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fitzgerald.
Xu shapes to counter with a head kick.
Fitzgerald gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fitzgerald thows a huge punch but Xu dodges it nicely.
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 not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fitzgerald missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fitzgerald will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fitzgerald not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fitzgerald not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fitzgerald thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fitzgerald lands with a nice combination. Xu backs away looking to recover.
Qoeu Xu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Esteban Fitzgerald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fitzgerald closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Xu did well to prevent Fitzgerald getting side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esteban Fitzgerald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fitzgerald 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esteban Fitzgerald!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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