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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santo Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moussa Seck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santo Fitzgerald has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Santo Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moussa Seck!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seck gets caught flat footed, as Fitzgerald shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Seck has his feet on Fitzgerald's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Seck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seck rushes Fitzgerald and presses him up against the cage.
Seck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Seck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitzgerald keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fitzgerald throws a counter high kick but Seck was just alert enough to avoid it.
Fitzgerald leaves Seck with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Seck closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzgerald looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fitzgerald trying to hold on to Seck's head to control him but Seck postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald is trying is best to control the position here.
Fitzgerald is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Seck takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fitzgerald works his way to full guard. Good work.
Seck is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fitzgerald looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fitzgerald trying to control the position.
Seck trying to control the position from guard on top but Fitzgerald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Fitzgerald managing to control the position.
Fitzgerald is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Seck defends well.
Fitzgerald is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fitzgerald could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Seck with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Seck keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fitzgerald's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitzgerald trying to keep a closed guard but Seck is proving a slippery customer.
Fitzgerald might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Seck would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald has his foot on Seck's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Seck works his way back into a safe position though.
Fitzgerald pulls Seck in to control the position.
Fitzgerald wants to sweep here but Seck controlling him for the moment.
Fitzgerald is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fitzgerald trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Seck fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fitzgerald to the ground. Seck is now in Fitzgerald's guard.
Seck connects with a couple of short punches.
Seck trying to control the position from guard on top but Fitzgerald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fitzgerald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Seck throwing strikes but missing.
Seck wants to control from the top but Fitzgerald keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seck might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fitzgerald haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fitzgerald keeping full guard, as Seck tries to pass.
Fitzgerald wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Seck is now in half guard.
Seck trying to control the action but Fitzgerald is working from the bottom.
Seck seems to be working for a kimura but Fitzgerald defends the submission attempt.
Seck looks winded!
Fitzgerald looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fitzgerald regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moussa Seck dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Seck instigates a clinch.
Seck jumps guard and drags Fitzgerald to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fitzgerald looking to sit in guard and control but Seck gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Seck won't allow Fitzgerald to sweep him here.
Seck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fitzgerald works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Seck postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Seck missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fitzgerald is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Seck throwing strikes from guard but Fitzgerald blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seck trying to control the position from guard on top but Fitzgerald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seck works over Fitzgerald with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seck won't allow Fitzgerald to get back to his feet.
Seck advances position into side control!
Seck blocks the strikes from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald is trying to control Seck's posture but Seck avoids it.
Fitzgerald is trying to strike from the bottom but Seck has passed into full mount.
Seck trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fitzgerald is looking to improve his position but Seck isn't that keen on the idea.
Seck lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fitzgerald is trying to escape the mount.
Seck wants to control the pace but Fitzgerald is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald tries to hold on but Seck pushes him away.
Fitzgerald throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Seck tries to control but Fitzgerald wriggling away.
Fitzgerald wants to hold on but Seck pushes him away.
Fitzgerald is squirming around, avoiding Seck's attempts to control the action.
Seck avoids the attempt from Fitzgerald to control.
Moussa Seck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seck breaks from Fitzgerald's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald is wriggling around trying to escape.
Seck avoids the attempt from Fitzgerald to control.
Seck looking to control but Fitzgerald is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fitzgerald is trying desperately to improve position.
Seck cracks Fitzgerald with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seck postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fitzgerald looks a forlorn figure.
Seck lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fitzgerald hang on?
Fitzgerald tries to hold on but Seck postures up.
Seck is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fitzgerald can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fitzgerald can't escape the position.
Seck is working for a guillotine from mount but Fitzgerald frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald is looking to get to half guard.
Fitzgerald is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Seck controlling the position easily from mount.
Fitzgerald is in a horrible position here. Seck smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fitzgerald tries to lock up and control but Seck gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moussa Seck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fitzgerald closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Seck sneaks out the side door and pushes Fitzgerald away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fitzgerald stuffs the takedown attempt from Seck. Seck gets slowly back to his feet.
Seck looks to clinch
and Fitzgerald counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Seck fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Seck takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seck scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Santo Fitzgerald has been cut.
Fitzgerald prevents the takedown attempt.
Santo Fitzgerald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moussa Seck.
Fitzgerald stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Seck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seck tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fitzgerald sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Seck somewhat.
Fitzgerald rushes Seck and presses him up against the cage.
Seck breaks the clinch.
Fitzgerald displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Seck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seck shoots in for a takedown but Fitzgerald shows good takedown defense.
Fitzgerald was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Seck tries to clinch but Fitzgerald is having none of it.
Fitzgerald closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fitzgerald lands in his opponent's guard.
Fitzgerald stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fitzgerald has Seck up against the cage in a clinch.
Fitzgerald is stalling here.
Seck has Fitzgerald pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fitzgerald manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fitzgerald gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Seck is trying to escape back to his feet but Fitzgerald uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Fitzgerald working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fitzgerald tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fitzgerald has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Seck struggling a bit here.
You can see the frustration on Seck's face as Fitzgerald controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Seck swats away the attempt to clinch by Fitzgerald.
Seck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Seck fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santo Fitzgerald showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Seck has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moussa Seck!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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