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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carter Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carter Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Freddy Wade!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Fitzgerald.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fitzgerald.
We've been told by Fitzgerald's head coaches at ReVoLuT!oN !sL@nD GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fitzgerald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wade lands an overhand right.
Fitzgerald throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fitzgerald, right into the meat.
Fitzgerald throws a head kick that misses.
Wade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzgerald was well out of range. Poor timing from Wade.
Fitzgerald feints and then cracks Wade's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wade down.
Wade on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wade misses with a body shot.
Fitzgerald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
A telegraphed right hand from Wade misses the target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fitzgerald. Wade shrugs it off though.
Wade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzgerald was well out of range. Poor timing from Wade.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzgerald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald scores with a nice body kick.
Wade blocks a head kick by Fitzgerald.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fitzgerald.
Freddy Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade blocks the body kick.
Fitzgerald takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wade misses with a left hand
and Fitzgerald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fitzgerald bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fitzgerald goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fitzgerald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Wade misses.
Fitzgerald throws a head kick that Wade semi-blocks.
Fitzgerald misses with a body shot.
Wade's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fitzgerald is looking to slow Wade down with leg kicks.
Wade has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fitzgerald explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wade looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Fitzgerald.
Wade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fitzgerald can pounce on him.
Fitzgerald explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A good leg kick by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wade loads up on a big right hand but Fitzgerald slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald feints and then cracks Wade's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wade down.
Wade checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fitzgerald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Fitzgerald lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wade takes a step back to recover.
Wade misses with a wild body shot.
Wade throws a right hand that Fitzgerald ducks under and follows up with a left that Fitzgerald also avoids with ease.
Fitzgerald lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wade misses with a hook
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fitzgerald, right into the meat.
Wade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fitzgerald counters with a head kick. That will keep Wade thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fitzgerald avoids the body shot from Wade.
Fitzgerald delivers a nice body kick.
Wade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fitzgerald can pounce on him.
Wade on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from Fitzgerald does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fitzgerald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fitzgerald, right into the meat.
Fitzgerald buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fitzgerald looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wade on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fitzgerald takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fitzgerald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wade was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzgerald.
Wade on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fitzgerald connects with a leg kick. Wade looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fitzgerald avoids the body shot from Wade.
Fitzgerald fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wade just manages to avoid it.
Fitzgerald connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the body from Wade misses
and Fitzgerald counters with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzgerald fakes the leg kick and cracks Wade in the body.
Fitzgerald throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fitzgerald ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade throws an off balance right hand
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice leg kick.
Fitzgerald avoids the body shot from Wade.
Fitzgerald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wade misses with a wild body shot.
Wade lands a jab to the nose.
Wade takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wade takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fitzgerald throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fitzgerald scoring well with a low kick there.
Fitzgerald swings for the body but Wade moves out of range.
Fitzgerald throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fitzgerald loads up on a big right hand but Wade slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzgerald goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fitzgerald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Fitzgerald dips to his left and cracks Wade with an uppercut!
Wade loads up on a big right hand but Fitzgerald slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Fitzgerald 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.
Fitzgerald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fitzgerald throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald feints and then cracks Wade's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wade down.
Wade missing with a left hand there. Fitzgerald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fitzgerald lands with a nice body kick.
Fitzgerald has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fitzgerald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wade on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fitzgerald dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wade. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wade. Fitzgerald does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Fitzgerald on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wade has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fitzgerald looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
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!
Fitzgerald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wade.
Wade cracks Fitzgerald with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fitzgerald throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wade is breathing heavily.
Wade blocks a head kick by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade throws a shot from downtown. Fitzgerald moves away and avoids it.
Fitzgerald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fitzgerald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wade blocks a head kick by Fitzgerald.
Wade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitzgerald manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fitzgerald. That's going to slow Wade down.
No joy there for Wade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fitzgerald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wade.
Fitzgerald throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carter Fitzgerald is winning the standup battle so far.
Wade misses with an uppercut.
Fitzgerald throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good leg kick by Fitzgerald there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fitzgerald.
Wade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fitzgerald.
Wade throws a body shot but no joy.
Fitzgerald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wade.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald scores with a head kick. Wade tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wade throws a good cross that connects.
Fitzgerald bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald lands a leg kick that knocks Wade off balance momentarily.
Fitzgerald lands with a slapping head kick.
Wade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitzgerald.
Wade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fitzgerald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fitzgerald moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fitzgerald lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fitzgerald throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fitzgerald lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Fitzgerald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fitzgerald scores with a leg kick.
Fitzgerald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wade can do to turn this around?
Fitzgerald lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fitzgerald scores with a shot to the body.
Fitzgerald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wade has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fitzgerald.
Wade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fitzgerald can pounce on him.
Fitzgerald throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
You can see that Wade has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Wade throws a big shot that misses.
Wade tries to bum rush Fitzgerald with a series of wild strikes but Fitzgerald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fitzgerald scoring well with a low kick there.
Wade slips a straight right by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wade's calf.
Wade lands a nice shot that snaps Fitzgerald's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzgerald lands with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald keeps Wade at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade throws a series of punches but Fitzgerald avoids them all with ease.
Fitzgerald was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fitzgerald throws a body shot but no joy.
Wade ducks under a wild hook from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald keeps Wade at a distance using the push kick.
Fitzgerald scoring well with a low kick there.
Wade throws a hook to the side of Fitzgerald's head but Fitzgerald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fitzgerald can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fitzgerald.
Wade throws an overhand right that lands on Fitzgerald's shoulder, as Fitzgerald tries to avoid the shot.
Fitzgerald throws a leg kick which misses Wade's front leg but catches the back leg as Wade tries to avoid it.
Fitzgerald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fitzgerald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Wade misses.
Wade throws a poor cross that misses
and Fitzgerald counters with an inside leg kick.
Fitzgerald misses with a head kick.
Fitzgerald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Fitzgerald dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fitzgerald.
Wade blocks a leg kick.
Wade looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fitzgerald cracks the inside of Wade's front leg.
Fitzgerald throws a shot to the body.
Wade avoids the head kick by Fitzgerald.
Wade throws a hook to the side of Fitzgerald's head but Fitzgerald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fitzgerald swings for the body but Wade moves out of range.
Wade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fitzgerald tries a head kick but it misses.
Wade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fitzgerald fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wade just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Wade. Those never looked like landing.
Fitzgerald throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fitzgerald scores with a kick to the body.
Fitzgerald dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wade. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald thumps Wade with a low kick.
Wade takes a swing at Fitzgerald's ribcage but misses.
Fitzgerald half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice body kick from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fitzgerald is looking to wear down Wade with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fitzgerald scoring well with a low kick there.
Fitzgerald scores with a head kick.
Fitzgerald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fitzgerald misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzgerald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fitzgerald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitzgerald takes a swing at Wade's ribcage but misses.
A head kick from Fitzgerald lands but Wade takes it in his stride.
Wade throws a body punch but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Wade's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wade duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzgerald avoids the body shot from Wade.
Freddy Wade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Wade misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Fitzgerald tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzgerald connects with a solid leg kick.
Fitzgerald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wade throws out the jab.
Wade looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzgerald is just out of range.
Fitzgerald lands a head kick!
Wade tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fitzgerald. That's going to slow Wade down.
Fitzgerald lands with a slapping head kick.
Wade throws an overhand right that lands on Fitzgerald's shoulder, as Fitzgerald tries to avoid the shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fitzgerald. Wade shrugs it off though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wade, as that shot connected.
Wade throws a series of punches but Fitzgerald avoids them all with ease.
Fitzgerald is looking to counter with head kicks.
Fitzgerald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wade bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald lands with a slapping head kick.
Fitzgerald moves out of range of the strikes.
Wade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fitzgerald.
Wade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fitzgerald misses with a straight left.
Fitzgerald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Wade takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wade misses with an uppercut. Fitzgerald saw that one coming.
Fitzgerald throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wade misses with a body shot.
Fitzgerald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wade's sensitive parts.
Fitzgerald goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fitzgerald buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wade throws a looping overhand right but Fitzgerald ducks down to avoid it.
Fitzgerald dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wade. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wade swings for the body but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Fitzgerald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wade throws a hook but Fitzgerald avoids it easily.
A cross from Fitzgerald lands.
Fitzgerald takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Carter Fitzgerald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wade looks to throw the jab but Fitzgerald is out of range.
Fitzgerald appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wade takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wade throws a shot from downtown. Fitzgerald moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Fitzgerald misses.
Wade misses with a right hand
and Fitzgerald counters with a thumping low kick.
Fitzgerald's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wade connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fitzgerald scrambles back to his feet.
Fitzgerald connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzgerald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wade throws out the jab.
Fitzgerald throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fitzgerald connects with a leg kick. Wade looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Wade misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carter 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carter Fitzgerald!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Carter Fitzgerald waved his t-shirt featuring Hellraiser FightGear's logo in front of the cameras.
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