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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Momochi Hanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darryl Fitzpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitzpatrick has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Darryl Fitzpatrick is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
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173 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Momochi Hanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darryl Fitzpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanzo cracks Fitzpatrick with a good jab.
Hanzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzpatrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanzo.
We've been informed that Fitzpatrick has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hanzo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hanzo throws a chopping leg kick but Fitzpatrick manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hanzo takes a swing at Fitzpatrick's ribcage but misses.
Hanzo throws a jab when Fitzpatrick was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanzo misses the target.
Fitzpatrick throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hanzo swings widly with a right hand
and Fitzpatrick counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hanzo.
Hanzo throws a low kick but Fitzpatrick avoids it.
Fitzpatrick avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hanzo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Good shot there by Hanzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo throws a low kick but Fitzpatrick avoids it.
Hanzo lands with an uppercut that bounces Fitzpatrick off the ropes and back into range.
Hanzo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fitzpatrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanzo.
A nice side step and Fitzpatrick releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hanzo throws a sloppy body shot
and Fitzpatrick counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanzo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hanzo thumps Fitzpatrick with a low kick.
Fitzpatrick throws a right and a left that Hanzo avoids nicely.
Fitzpatrick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hanzo to score with a decent uppercut.
Hanzo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hanzo misses with a looping left.
Fitzpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanzo manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick drops his hands momentarily and Hanzo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzpatrick takes one on the button.
Fitzpatrick stalks Hanzo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hanzo's face. Hanzo staggers backwards, shaken.
Hanzo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hanzo swings for the body but Fitzpatrick moves out of range.
Fitzpatrick swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hanzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanzo throws a series of punches but Fitzpatrick avoids them all with ease.
Fitzpatrick checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fitzpatrick throws out a counter right but Hanzo avoids it with no problem.
Hanzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fitzpatrick circles away quickly and effectively.
Momochi Hanzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Hanzo - just one landing.
Fitzpatrick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hanzo lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fitzpatrick misses with the combination.
Fitzpatrick staying out of range there.
Hanzo tries to clinch up
and Fitzpatrick counters with a one-two to the body.
Hanzo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanzo. Fitzpatrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanzo lands with a nice body punch.
Hanzo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo misses with a double jab
and Fitzpatrick counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanzo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Darryl Fitzpatrick has been cut.
Hanzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanzo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanzo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fitzpatrick counters with a left to the body.
Fitzpatrick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hanzo. That one must have hurt.
Hanzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanzo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fitzpatrick has time to react.
Nice takedown defense from Fitzpatrick. No joy for Hanzo on that attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanzo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fitzpatrick checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Momochi Hanzo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darryl Fitzpatrick's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big right from Hanzo misses.
Fitzpatrick appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hanzo slips a straight right by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darryl Fitzpatrick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fitzpatrick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fitzpatrick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hanzo - that will leave a mark!
Hanzo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hanzo connects with a single shot there.
Hanzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fitzpatrick can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanzo misses with a leg kick
enabling Fitzpatrick to counter with a crisp jab.
Fitzpatrick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Hanzo.
Fitzpatrick fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanzo fails to land the takedown.
Hanzo takes a swing at Fitzpatrick's ribcage but misses.
Fitzpatrick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hanzo misses with a right hand
and Fitzpatrick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanzo throws a lazy right hand but Fitzpatrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanzo misses with a hook
and Fitzpatrick counters with a series of strikes. Hanzo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hanzo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fitzpatrick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fitzpatrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanzo throws a combination that misses
and Fitzpatrick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fitzpatrick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanzo.
Fitzpatrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanzo.
Hanzo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fitzpatrick throws a counter combo.
Hanzo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fitzpatrick unleashes a big counter combination but Hanzo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hanzo looks to clinch
and Fitzpatrick counters with a nice body shot.
Hanzo throws a hook to the side of Fitzpatrick's head but Fitzpatrick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanzo clobbers Fitzpatrick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo throws a nice looking combination but Fitzpatrick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Hanzo backs off Fitzpatrick throws a huge counter combo but Hanzo manages to avoid it all.
Momochi Hanzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanzo missing with a left hand there. Fitzpatrick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzpatrick.
Hanzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fitzpatrick checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hanzo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hanzo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fitzpatrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanzo.
A slow jab from Fitzpatrick misses its intended target.
Hanzo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Hanzo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanzo.
Hanzo swings widly with a right hand
and Fitzpatrick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fitzpatrick walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzpatrick defending well as Hanzo loads up on a big left hand.
Hanzo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hanzo motions for Fitzpatrick to come forward. Hanzo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Fitzpatrick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fitzpatrick feints a jab promting Hanzo to slip. Fitzpatrick then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hanzo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hanzo misses the shot to the body.
Hanzo moves out of range as Fitzpatrick strikes.
Hanzo tries to clinch but Fitzpatrick moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fitzpatrick, right into the meat.
Hanzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Momochi Hanzo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darryl Fitzpatrick's cut.
That's time! Hanzo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hanzo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fitzpatrick's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fitzpatrick duly obliges.
Hanzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Fitzpatrick counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hanzo scores with a jab. Fitzpatrick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fitzpatrick throws a poor cross that misses
and Hanzo counters with a one-two to the body.
Hanzo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanzo misses with a straight left.
Fitzpatrick throws out a counter right but Hanzo avoids it with no problem.
No joy there for Hanzo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fitzpatrick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hanzo throws an overhand right that lands on Fitzpatrick's shoulder, as Fitzpatrick tries to avoid the shot.
Fitzpatrick was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hanzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fitzpatrick takes a swing at Hanzo's ribcage but misses.
Fitzpatrick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fitzpatrick makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hanzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzpatrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanzo.
Fitzpatrick blocks a low kick nicely.
Fitzpatrick unleashes a big counter combination but Hanzo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hanzo shoots for a takedown but Fitzpatrick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hanzo misses the jab.
A big left from Hanzo misses.
Fitzpatrick lands an overhand right.
Fitzpatrick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanzo.
Hanzo throws a series of punches but Fitzpatrick moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzpatrick is just out of range.
Hanzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fitzpatrick scores with a body shot.
Hanzo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fitzpatrick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanzo misses the body punch
and Fitzpatrick counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanzo swinging wildly here.
Hanzo misses with a low kick.
Fitzpatrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanzo.
Fitzpatrick doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hanzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hanzo connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo misses with a body kick.
Fitzpatrick is looking for the big counter here.
Fitzpatrick takes one on the button.
Hanzo rushes Fitzpatrick and presses him up against the ropes.
Fitzpatrick throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzpatrick lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanzo wants to stall.
Hanzo is stalling here.
Hanzo breaks from the clinch.
Hanzo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fitzpatrick thows a body kick. Hanzo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Momochi Hanzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo misses with a combination
and Fitzpatrick counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanzo misses with a hook
enabling Fitzpatrick to counter with a crisp jab.
Fitzpatrick has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hanzo misses with the combination.
Fitzpatrick misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzpatrick misses with a two punch combination.
Hanzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fitzpatrick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Hanzo. That snapped Fitzpatrick's head back.
Fitzpatrick misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Momochi Hanzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hanzo 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Momochi Hanzo!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Momochi Hanzo!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Momochi Hanzo!
Momochi Hanzo wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Momochi Hanzo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Darryl Fitzpatrick had this to say: 'I'll take my loss as a man... congratulations...'.
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energy
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hype
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