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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter Fitzgerald has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 cm
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185 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
26
200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Brown! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carter Fitzgerald! The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fitzgerald throws a lazy head kick and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Brown blocks a head kick by Fitzgerald.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Fitzgerald slips the punch. Fitzgerald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Fitzgerald's shoulder, as Fitzgerald tries to avoid the shot. Fitzgerald defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand. Brown misses with a left hand and Fitzgerald makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Fitzgerald goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Fitzgerald counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee. Brown seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Fitzgerald swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown. Brown throws a shot from downtown. Fitzgerald moves away and avoids it. Fitzgerald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fitzgerald.
Brown misses with a body shot
and Fitzgerald counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown throws a body punch but Fitzgerald moves out of range. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick. Fitzgerald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Brown clinches up against the cage. Fitzgerald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Fitzgerald is looking to land body kicks. Fitzgerald wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs. Fitzgerald throws a leg kick but Brown checks it. Brown misses with a hook. Fitzgerald ducked under it nicely. Fitzgerald let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fitzgerald moves away. Fitzgerald misses with a low kick as Brown jumps back. A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target. Fitzgerald throws a head kick that half lands.
Fitzgerald pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Fitzgerald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Fitzgerald misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brown wants to clinch up but Fitzgerald keeps it at a distance. Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Fitzgerald appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. A kick lands to the mid section there for Fitzgerald. A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzgerald.
Brown throws a jab when Fitzgerald was well out of range. Brown swings for the body but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown defending well as Fitzgerald loads up on a big left hand. Brown misses with a right hand and Fitzgerald counters with a good low kick that Brown was not able to check. Fitzgerald throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fitzgerald connects with a solid leg kick. Fitzgerald is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fitzgerald throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off. Fitzgerald slips under a jab. A head kick from Fitzgerald lands but Brown takes it in his stride. Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fitzgerald throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Fitzgerald scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown moves into range and clinches up with Fitzgerald. The referee calls for Fitzgerald to work.
Fitzgerald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald feints a counter leg kick. Brown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Fitzgerald swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown. Fitzgerald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fitzgerald.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fitzgerald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Brown misses with a wild body shot. Fitzgerald thinks about the counter body kick. Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Fitzgerald counters with a leg kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Brown connects with a crisp jab. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fitzgerald lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brown has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brown and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Fitzgerald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it. Fitzgerald throws a leg kick that misses. Brown misses the shot to the body. Fitzgerald was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fitzgerald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Fitzgerald throws a leg kick but Brown checks it. Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Fitzgerald is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brown with a body shot. Fitzgerald fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brown checks it well. Fitzgerald throws a leg kick that is checked and Brown counters with a nice uppercut. Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown. Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Fitzgerald. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Fitzgerald dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fitzgerald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Brown was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Fitzgerald does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Fitzgerald jabs at Brown's body. Brown misses with an uppercut. Fitzgerald saw that one coming. Fitzgerald was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Fitzgerald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown. Brown clinches up with Fitzgerald and pushes him back against the cage. Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzgerald controls the action.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Fitzgerald turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Brown manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Fitzgerald wants to stand but Brown is controlling his posture from full guard. Brown is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Fitzgerald rolls with it to try and escape but Brown cranks on the arm and Fitzgerald is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bobby Brown! Bobby Brown retains his middleweight title! Bobby Brown seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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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