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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrelle Pryor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terrelle Pryor!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pryor has a takedown stuffed.
Pryor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fitzgerald is fending him off so far but Pryor persists. Nope, Fitzgerald circles away and we're back to standing.
Pryor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nathan Fitzgerald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrelle Pryor.
Pryor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fitzgerald is fending him off so far but Pryor persists. Nope, Fitzgerald circles away and we're back to standing.
Pryor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pryor looks gassed!
Pryor with shots to the head and body - Fitzgerald looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fitzgerald wants to hold on but Pryor pushes him away.
Pryor lands a big shot there that rocks Fitzgerald but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fitzgerald sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitzgerald manages to get to full guard.
Fitzgerald striking off his back but it's not causing Pryor any problems.
Fitzgerald preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fitzgerald wants to stand but Pryor is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pryor connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pryor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pryor looking to pass the guard.
Pryor with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fitzgerald scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pryor is refusing to be controlled, as Fitzgerald sits in half guard.
Pryor is pressing down on Fitzgerald's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pryor looking for a sweep. Not yet Pryor, not yet.
Pryor working for a triangle but Fitzgerald defends it easily.
Pryor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pryor throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pryor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fitzgerald!
Pryor unloading with bombs!
Fitzgerald is rocked!
Pryor with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Fitzgerald is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Pryor unloads with some shots from mount but Fitzgerald bucks and avoids them well.
Pryor throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fitzgerald because Pryor loaded up on that one.
Pryor throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fitzgerald because Pryor loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Pryor there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pryor throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Fitzgerald knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pryor on the ground.
Pryor punching from mount but Fitzgerald doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fitzgerald wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pryor.
Pryor looking to finish with strikes here!
Pryor looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pryor throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Fitzgerald seems to have got his legs back now.
Pryor won't let Fitzgerald get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Pryor throws some wild stikes that Fitzgerald manages to avoid easily.
Fitzgerald is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pryor with the ground and pound from mount.
Pryor scoring with strikes but Fitzgerald is staying in there.
Pryor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fitzgerald looks a forlorn figure.
Pryor with shots to the head and body - Fitzgerald looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Nathan Fitzgerald has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pryor with shots to the head and body - Fitzgerald looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Pryor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nathan Fitzgerald's cut is getting worse.
Pryor dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Fitzgerald that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pryor working the ground and pound effectively.
Nathan Fitzgerald's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pryor cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pryor lands a big shot there that rocks Fitzgerald but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jeez, Nathan Fitzgerald's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nathan Fitzgerald's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Terrelle Pryor!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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