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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Fritz (ranked 849 p4p, 201 weight class) and Hugo Loris (ranked 115 p4p, 30 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Fritz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Loris!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loris throws a hook to the side of Fritz's head but Fritz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fritz tests Loris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fritz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Loris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fritz throws out the jab.
Fritz avoids the body shot from Loris.
Nice shot by Loris.
Fritz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Loris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fritz 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.
Loris cracks Fritz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Loris misses with a takedown attempt
and Fritz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for Fritz.
Loris has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Loris scores with a decent looking hook.
Fritz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut there from Fritz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Loris. Fritz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loris misses with a lunging right hand
and Fritz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fritz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Loris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loris moves away from the strike by Fritz.
Hugo Loris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fritz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loris.
Fritz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Fritz.
Loris misses the shot to the body.
Loris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fritz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Loris motions for Fritz to come forward. Loris throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fritz clobbers Loris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fritz swings for the body but Loris moves out of range.
Loris scores with a nice head shot.
Fritz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick from Fritz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fritz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fritz throws the kick towards the body but Loris avoids it.
Loris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fritz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fritz.
Loris connects with a nice looking jab.
Loris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fritz.
Fritz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fritz throws a looping overhand right but Loris ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Loris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loris closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fritz did well to prevent Loris getting side control.
Loris is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fritz is just riding it out for now. Loris eventually gives up the hold.
Loris prevents Fritz from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fritz is trying to stand back up but Loris is controlling him
Fritz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Loris's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Loris's back!
Fritz is hanging on to Loris's back as he tries to escape.
Loris tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Loris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Loris is still trying to improve position.
Fritz wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Loris tries to reverse the position but Fritz maintains control.
Fritz avoids the attempt from Loris to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loris is controlling an arm, preventing Fritz from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Loris is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fritz controlling the position easily from mount.
Loris wants to control but Fritz is having none of it.
Loris is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Fritz is staying active.
Fritz trying to control but Loris is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Fritz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Loris's corner calls for a 1-2. Loris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Loris tried to score with a low kick but Fritz checks it.
Fritz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Loris connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fritz scrambles back to his feet.
Loris scores with a sloppy right hand. Fritz should have avoided that one.
Loris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fritz as he avoids it easily.
Loris lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fritz looks to land a right hand but Loris moved out of range.
Loris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fritz counters with a nice body shot.
Loris lands a right hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Loris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Loris.
Fritz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hugo Loris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fritz cracks Loris with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fritz throws the left hand but Loris avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Loris! But no joy.
Loris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fritz finds it's way round the side to connect with Loris's head.
Fritz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loris manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritz misses with a hook.
Loris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fritz manages to avoid it.
Fritz throwing a counter right hand but Loris manages to avoid it.
Fritz misses with a straight right.
Fritz walks into a straight right hand from Loris.
A low kick lands for Loris.
Fritz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Loris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fritz.
Matthew Fritz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loris with a nice cross.
The crowd cheers as Loris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fritz doesn't seem phased though.
Fritz misses with a hook. Loris ducked under it nicely.
Loris slips a jab and a cross from Fritz.
Loris lands a nice shot that snaps Fritz's head back.
Loris scores with a nice head shot.
Loris goes for a double leg but Fritz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fritz continues to drive forward.
Fritz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Loris checks it well.
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!
Fritz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fritz with the inside leg kick.
Fritz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fritz blocks a jab.
Loris scores with a leg kick.
Fritz throws a hook but Loris blocks it.
Fritz misses with a hook.
Fritz backing away here, and Loris unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fritz slips under a jab from Loris.
Loris misses with a low kick.
Loris lands the left hand.
Fritz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fritz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Loris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Loris looks to throw the jab but Fritz is out of range.
Loris defending well as Fritz loads up on a big left hand.
Fritz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Loriss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fritz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fritz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loris takes a kick to the side of the head.
A jab from Fritz does it's job there.
Fritz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loris.
Loris scores with a nice strike.
Fritz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fritz throws a shot from downtown. Loris moves away and avoids it.
Loris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Loris lands a jab.
Loris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fritz was well out of range. Poor timing from Loris.
Fritz misses with a hook. Loris ducked under it nicely.
A left and a right from Fritz both land. Nice combination.
Loris throws a body punch but Fritz moves out of range.
Fritz is looking to counter punch.
Fritz throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Loris missing with a left hand there. Fritz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Fritz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fritz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loris manages to avoid it.
Loris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fritz misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Loris misses.
A jab from Fritz finds it's way through Loris's defenses.
Loris moves out of range of the strikes.
Loris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fritz.
Loris works Fritz's body with a nice hook.
Loris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A swing and a miss from Loris.
Loris works the jab nicely.
Fritz throws a body kick that misses.
Fritz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fritz scores with a jab.
Loris lands with a shot to the body.
Fritz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loris.
Fritz swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Loris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fritz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Loris's head.
Loris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loris scores with a nice strike.
A big right from Loris misses.
Loris throws a hook but Fritz blocks it.
Fritz misses with a low kick as Loris jumps back.
Fritz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loris.
As Loris backs away, Fritz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Loris throws a leg kick but Fritz moved away.
Fritz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fritz loads up on a big right hand but Loris slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loris connects with an inside leg kick.
Loris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loris misses the shot to the body.
Loris throws a shot from downtown. Fritz moves away and avoids it.
Loris throws a jab but it's blocked by Fritz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fritz looks to land a left hand but Loris moved out of range nicely.
Fritz throws out a loose jab but Loris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fritz lands a nice looking body kick.
Loris 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.
Fritz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Loris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Loris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Loris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Loris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fritz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fritz explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Loris.
Fritz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crunch! Fritz slams his shin into Loris's torso.
Fritz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Loris! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loris scores with a leg kick.
Donk. Fritz catches Loris right on the button with a cross.
Loris keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fritz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Loris looks to land a right hand but Fritz moved out of range.
Fritz misses with a low kick.
Loris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Loris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A low kick lands for Fritz.
Fritz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loris.
Fritz throwing a counter right hand but Loris manages to avoid it.
Fritz lands a right hook to the body.
Loris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fritz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Loris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fritz.
A nice side step and Loris releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Loris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fritz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loris misses with an uppercut. Fritz saw that one coming.
Loris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fritz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Loris lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fritz. Loris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loris misses with a low kick.
Fritz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loris.
Fritz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Loris cracks Fritz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fritz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fritz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Loris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fritz misses with an uppercut.
Fritz swings for the body but Loris moves out of range.
Loris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loris throws out a loose jab but Fritz uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loris's corner calls for a 1-2. Loris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Loris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fritz's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loris moves out of range of the strikes.
Loris moves out of range of the strikes.
Loris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fritz can pounce on him.
Fritz throws a hook but Loris avoids it easily.
Fritz walks into a straight right hand from Loris.
Loris blocks a head kick by Fritz.
Loris replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Fritz blocks it well.
Loris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Loris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Loris.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loris lands a nice shot to the body.
Fritz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fritz throws a body kick that misses.
Loris catches Fritz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Loris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Loris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Loris!
In his post fight interview, Hugo Loris started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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