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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Fitzpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michele Blasterbeast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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215 lbs
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162 cm
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Fitzpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michele Blasterbeast!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blasterbeast closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fitzpatrick did well to prevent Blasterbeast getting side control.
Blasterbeast trying to control from Fitzpatrick's half guard. Fitzpatrick has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fitzpatrick will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fitzpatrick is wriggling around but Blasterbeast manages to pass to half guard.
Fitzpatrick flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Blasterbeast is trying to work for a kimura but Fitzpatrick is defending well.
Blasterbeast is keen to just control but Fitzpatrick is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blasterbeast is controlling him.
Blasterbeast sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fitzpatrick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fitzpatrick lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fitzpatrick won't allow Blasterbeast to sweep him here.
Blasterbeast controls Fitzpatrick momentarily but Fitzpatrick frees himself.
Fitzpatrick working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick lands a couple of elbows.
Fitzpatrick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fitzpatrick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fitzpatrick controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fitzpatrick trying to control but Blasterbeast is working from the bottom.
Fitzpatrick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fitzpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Blasterbeast looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fitzpatrick landing with the ground and pound.
Fitzpatrick throwing strikes from guard but Blasterbeast blocks nicely.
Fitzpatrick is in close to Blasterbeast's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick wants to control from the top but Blasterbeast keeps moving.
Blasterbeast looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fitzpatrick trying to control but Blasterbeast is working from the bottom.
Blasterbeast striking off his back but it's not causing Fitzpatrick any problems.
Fitzpatrick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fitzpatrick trying to control but Blasterbeast is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fitzpatrick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fitzpatrick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fitzpatrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fitzpatrick distracts Blasterbeast with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fitzpatrick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blasterbeast has momentary wrist control but Fitzpatrick slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fitzpatrick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasterbeast is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fitzpatrick stands up over Blasterbeast, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fitzpatrick could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Blasterbeast looks winded!
Blasterbeast is trying to keep Fitzpatrick in close.
Blasterbeast wants to sweep but no luck.
Fitzpatrick not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fitzpatrick trying to control but Blasterbeast is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blasterbeast trying to keep a closed guard but Fitzpatrick is proving a slippery customer.
Fitzpatrick passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Fitzpatrick dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blasterbeast blocks a head kick by Fitzpatrick.
Blasterbeast scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fitzpatrick bucks up and tries to throw Blasterbeast off but instead Blasterbeast has got his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fitzpatrick tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Blasterbeast punishing his opponent with strikes.
Blasterbeast throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Blasterbeast jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Fitzpatrick is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Fitzpatrick and Blasterbeast has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Fitzpatrick tries to strike but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasterbeast working away.
Fitzpatrick wants to get back to his feet but Blasterbeast drags him back down.
Blasterbeast decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Blasterbeast closes the distance and clinches.
Blasterbeast ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Blasterbeast no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Blasterbeast can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fitzpatrick controls the pace.
Blasterbeast is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fitzpatrick defends well.
Blasterbeast is breathing heavily.
Fitzpatrick stays in close to Blasterbeast's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick trying to control but Blasterbeast is working from the bottom.
Martin Fitzpatrick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fitzpatrick controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fitzpatrick is looking to work some ground and pound but Blasterbeast has wrist control.
Blasterbeast is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fitzpatrick landing with the ground and pound.
Blasterbeast keeping moving, preventing Fitzpatrick from controlling successfully.
Fitzpatrick working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasterbeast controlling the position.
Blasterbeast is trying to keep Fitzpatrick in close.
Fitzpatrick slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fitzpatrick stopping the sweep attempt from Blasterbeast.
Fitzpatrick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fitzpatrick trying to control but Blasterbeast is working from the bottom.
Fitzpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Fitzpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Blasterbeast is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fitzpatrick distracts Blasterbeast with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fitzpatrick landing with the ground and pound.
Fitzpatrick lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fitzpatrick controlling from the top position.
Fitzpatrick wants to control from the top but Blasterbeast keeps moving.
Fitzpatrick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blasterbeast can do to turn this around?
Fitzpatrick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Blasterbeast keeping moving, preventing Fitzpatrick from controlling successfully.
Fitzpatrick working some strikes from top position.
Fitzpatrick works over Blasterbeast with some ground and pound from guard.
Fitzpatrick throwing strikes from guard but Blasterbeast blocks nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blasterbeast is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fitzpatrick defends well.
Blasterbeast wants to sweep here but Fitzpatrick controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Martin Fitzpatrick will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Blasterbeast feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Blasterbeast prevents Fitzpatrick from getting back to his feet.
Fitzpatrick controls Blasterbeast momentarily but Blasterbeast frees himself.
Blasterbeast with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blasterbeast trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fitzpatrick's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitzpatrick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blasterbeast shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Blasterbeast was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fitzpatrick is looking to reverse the position.
Fitzpatrick tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Fitzpatrick is looking to regain half guard here but Blasterbeast keeps moving and retains side control.
Fitzpatrick throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Fitzpatrick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Fitzpatrick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fitzpatrick manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Blasterbeast is looking to improve his position.
Blasterbeast wants to control but Fitzpatrick is keeping busy.
Blasterbeast takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blasterbeast is staying active underneath Fitzpatrick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Fitzpatrick seems content to control.
Blasterbeast avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fitzpatrick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fitzpatrick prevents Blasterbeast from improving his position.
Blasterbeast is trying to stand up here but Fitzpatrick is controlling him well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fitzpatrick connects with a nice short shot to Blasterbeast's temple.
Fitzpatrick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fitzpatrick slips a nice elbow through Blasterbeast's hands, connecting with Blasterbeast's forehead.
Fitzpatrick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fitzpatrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fitzpatrick working the head and body with strikes.
Fitzpatrick prevents Blasterbeast from standing back up.
Fitzpatrick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Fitzpatrick there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fitzpatrick connects with a nice short shot to Blasterbeast's temple.
Fitzpatrick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasterbeast tries to roll over but Fitzpatrick keeps him under control.
Fitzpatrick keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fitzpatrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fitzpatrick takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fitzpatrick wants to take a breather but Blasterbeast is having none of it.
Fitzpatrick working the head and body with strikes.
Fitzpatrick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fitzpatrick in particular looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fitzpatrick is trying to control. Blasterbeast wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Michele Blasterbeast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin Fitzpatrick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fitzpatrick is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fitzpatrick drops an elbow to the side of Blasterbeast's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Fitzpatrick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fitzpatrick, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Fitzpatrick!
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FIGHT
RATING
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