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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Fitzsimmons (ranked 1117 p4p, 157 weight class) and Raging Bitch (ranked 1279 p4p, 178 weight class). Bitch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Who is He?. Raging Bitch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sol Fitzsimmons's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sol Fitzsimmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Raging Bitch!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitch misses with a leg kick.
Bitch misses with a straight right.
Bitch throws a low kick but Fitzsimmons moves out of range easily.
As Bitch backs away, Fitzsimmons returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fitzsimmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bitch ducks under a wild hook from Fitzsimmons.
Bitch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A swing and a miss from Bitch.
Fitzsimmons throwing a counter right hand but Bitch manages to avoid it.
A big right from Bitch misses.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitzsimmons takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bitch throws a big shot that misses.
Fitzsimmons throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bitch throws a front kick aimed at Fitzsimmons's knee but Fitzsimmons avoids it well.
Bitch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fitzsimmons finds it's way round the side to connect with Bitch's head.
Fitzsimmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bitch moves away.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Bitch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sol Fitzsimmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Bitch.
Fitzsimmons missing with a left hand there. Bitch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fitzsimmons misses with a left hand
and Bitch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bitch.
Bitch lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bitch is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fitzsimmons on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Bitch misses its intended target.
Fitzsimmons takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fitzsimmons walks into a left hand.
Bitch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fitzsimmons missing with a left hand there. Bitch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook to the side of Bitch's head but Bitch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bitch looks to land a left hand but Fitzsimmons moved out of range nicely.
Fitzsimmons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bitch.
Fitzsimmons looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big right from Fitzsimmons misses.
Fitzsimmons misses with a low kick.
Fitzsimmons shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzsimmons slips under a jab from Bitch.
It looked like Fitzsimmons wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bitch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fitzsimmons is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bitch's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fitzsimmons thumps Bitch with a low kick.
Fitzsimmons throws an overhand right that lands on Bitch's shoulder, as Bitch tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitch blocks a leg kick.
Bitch is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fitzsimmons had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bitch lands a glancing blow to the side of Fitzsimmons's head.
Fitzsimmons throws out a leg kick but Bitch moves out of range and Fitzsimmons only half commits.
Bitch scores with a decent looking hook.
Fitzsimmons missing with a left hand there. Bitch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bitch.
It seemed like Bitch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fitzsimmons attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bitch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good shot there by Bitch.
Bitch connects with a jab.
Bitch avoids the body shot from Fitzsimmons.
Bitch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fitzsimmons checks it well.
Fitzsimmons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bitch.
Bitch lands a body shot.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch there but Bitch circles away.
Bitch throws a jab but it's blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick but Bitch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bitch defending well as Fitzsimmons loads up on a big left hand.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping left.
Bitch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bitch ducks under a wild hook from Fitzsimmons.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick that misses.
Bitch staying out of range there.
Bitch has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fitzsimmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bitch.
A big left from Bitch misses.
Bitch throws a shot from downtown. Fitzsimmons moves away and avoids it.
Fitzsimmons misses with a leg kick
and Bitch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fitzsimmons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Fitzsimmons wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bitch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fitzsimmons tries to land a front kick but Bitch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bitch works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Bitch there.
Bitch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bitch connects with a jab.
Fitzsimmons checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bitch throws out a loose jab but Fitzsimmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Fitzsimmons misses the target.
Fitzsimmons throws a shot from downtown. Bitch moves away and avoids it.
Fitzsimmons backing away here, and Bitch unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice jab there from Bitch.
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!
Bitch catches Fitzsimmons with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons misses with a low kick.
Bitch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fitzsimmons scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fitzsimmons misses with a combination
enabling Bitch to counter with a crisp jab.
Bitch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fitzsimmons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bitch scores with a nice right hand.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick
and Bitch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bitch scores with a jab.
Fitzsimmons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bitch feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fitzsimmonss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bitch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fitzsimmons.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzsimmons. Bitch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitzsimmons throws a looping overhand right but Bitch ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bitch bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Fitzsimmons misses.
Fitzsimmons throws a nice looking combination but Bitch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raging Bitch dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fitzsimmons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bitch throws out the jab.
Fitzsimmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bitch.
Bitch takes a swing at Fitzsimmons's ribcage but misses.
Fitzsimmons swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fitzsimmons is looking to clinch but Bitch is avoiding it.
Raging Bitch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fitzsimmons misses the body punch
and Bitch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good exchange - Bitch coming out on top.
Fitzsimmons staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Fitzsimmons misses the target.
Bitch throws the left hand but Fitzsimmons avoids the punch easily.
Fitzsimmons throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bitch counters with a left to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bitch.
Fitzsimmons's corner calls for a 1-2. Fitzsimmons obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fitzsimmons throws an off balance right hand
and Bitch counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fitzsimmons 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.
Bitch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitzsimmons.
Bitch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fitzsimmons has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bitch.
Nice uppercut lands for Bitch. That snapped Fitzsimmons's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitch connects with a jab.
No joy there for Fitzsimmons, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bitch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fitzsimmons looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bitch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitzsimmons manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bitch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
Bitch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bitch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Fitzsimmons might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A big right from Bitch misses.
Bitch connects with a looping right hand.
Bitch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fitzsimmons.
The crowd cheers as Fitzsimmons lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bitch doesn't seem phased though.
Fitzsimmons takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bitch misses the jab.
Fitzsimmons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bitch.
Bitch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons 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.
Bitch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fitzsimmons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bitch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bitch slips a jab from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws the left hand but Bitch avoids the punch easily.
Fitzsimmons checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bitch cracks Fitzsimmons with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitch lands a nice shot that snaps Fitzsimmons's head back.
Fitzsimmons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but Bitch moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons backing away here, and Bitch unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bitch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bitch misses the shot to the body.
Fitzsimmons tries to score with a low kick but Bitch moves his leg out of the way.
Fitzsimmons misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bitch avoids the head kick by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bitch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fitzsimmons has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fitzsimmons loads up on a big right hand but Bitch slips the punch.
Fitzsimmons has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fitzsimmons there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bitch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bitch lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bitch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Raging Bitch has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Bitch there.
A big left from Fitzsimmons misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitch lands a nice hook to Fitzsimmons's body. Fitzsimmons takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body punch from Bitch.
Fitzsimmons lunges at Bitch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bitch's hand.
Bitch throws a looping overhand right but Fitzsimmons ducks down to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons clinches.
Bitch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bitch blocks an elbow strike.
Fitzsimmons looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Fitzsimmons.
I was talking to Fitzsimmons's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bitch misses with a body punch.
Fitzsimmons breaks the clinch.
Fitzsimmons throws a lazy uppercut
and Bitch counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Bitch. That snapped Fitzsimmons's head back.
Bitch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fitzsimmons tries to close the distance and clinch but Bitch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fitzsimmons drops his hands momentarily and Bitch takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bitch misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons moves out of range as Bitch strikes.
Fitzsimmons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bitch throws out the jab.
Fitzsimmons swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fitzsimmons lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fitzsimmons moves into the clinch successfully.
Bitch pushes off an throws an elbow but Fitzsimmons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bitch lands an elbow just above Fitzsimmons 's eye.
Fitzsimmons blocking some punches.
Fitzsimmons taking a breather.
Fitzsimmons struggles to land a body shot inside as Bitch controls his hands.
Fitzsimmons lands a left hand.
Fitzsimmons misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bitch.
Fitzsimmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bitch.
Bitch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fitzsimmons avoids a wild elbow strike from Bitch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fitzsimmons lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raging Bitch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raging Bitch's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fitzsimmons scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Bitch. That snapped Fitzsimmons's head back.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook but Bitch blocks it.
Bitch just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzsimmons attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fitzsimmons listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bitch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bitch defending well as Fitzsimmons loads up on a big left hand.
Fitzsimmons bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bitch's head backwards.
Bitch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fitzsimmons takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bitch throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Fitzsimmons blocks the low kick.
Bitch scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fitzsimmons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bitch connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzsimmons. Bitch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bitch scores with a nice head shot.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch up
letting Bitch counter with a right hand.
Bitch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bitch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bitch wants to slow Fitzsimmons down by chopping away at his legs.
Bitch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bitch avoids the body shot from Fitzsimmons.
Bitch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fitzsimmons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fitzsimmons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bitch throws out the jab.
Bitch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A cross from Bitch lands.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick
and Bitch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bitch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fitzsimmons's head.
Fitzsimmons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bitch.
Fitzsimmons is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bitch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzsimmons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fitzsimmons forces Bitch back against the cage and clinches.
Bitch lands a right hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bitch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fitzsimmons's brow.
Fitzsimmons blocks the elbow strike.
Bitch lands a nice elbow.
Fitzsimmons lands with a left to the head.
Bitch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bitch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Sol Fitzsimmons has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bitch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fitzsimmons prevents a body shot from Bitch.
Bitch lands an elbow inside.
Fitzsimmons is rocked!
Fitzsimmons blocks an elbow strike from Bitch.
Bitch throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzsimmons.
Bitch throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Bitch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitch lands a shot to the body.
Bitch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bitch tries to throw a body punch but Fitzsimmons avoids it by throwing Bitch back against the cage.
Bitch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bitch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Fitzsimmons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short body shot lands from Fitzsimmons as the two fighters clinch.
Fitzsimmons seems to have got his legs back now.
Come on Fitzsimmons - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fitzsimmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bitch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fitzsimmons's hands.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping right.
Bitch throws a shot to the body.
Bitch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bitch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzsimmons.
Bitch misses with a low kick.
Fitzsimmons 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.
Fitzsimmons wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitch slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Fitzsimmons.
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!
Fitzsimmons is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fitzsimmons chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bitch can pounce on him.
Bitch lands a jab.
Sol Fitzsimmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch up but Bitch circles away and keeps his distance.
Fitzsimmons looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bitch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bitch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bitch connects with a body shot that sends Fitzsimmons's belly button to the back.
Fitzsimmons slips a straight right by Bitch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bitch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Raging Bitch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bitch is looking to score with low kicks.
Fitzsimmons will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fitzsimmons tries to score with a low kick but Bitch moves his leg out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raging Bitch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bitch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raging Bitch!
A very excited looking Raging Bitch made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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