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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thaddeus Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale La Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Grande has chosen What are you waiting FOR! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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129 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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170 cm
27
143 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thaddeus Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dale La Grande!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
La Grande checks a leg kick nicely.
La Grande is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
La Grande tries to clinch but Fitzgerald moves away
and Fitzgerald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fitzgerald keeps the fight on the outside.
Fitzgerald keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Fitzgerald misses its target.
Fitzgerald digs a good body shot into La Grande's ribs.
Fitzgerald misses with a low kick.
La Grande appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
La Grande takes a body punch but keeps moving.
La Grande walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
La Grande clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fitzgerald - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fitzgerald misses with a knee to the head.
La Grande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
La Grande's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzgerald takes a knee right on the jaw!
La Grande blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Grande misses with a knee strike.
La Grande with an attempt at a knee that misses.
La Grande lands an elbow that stopped Fitzgerald in his tracks for a moment.
La Grande is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
La Grande blocking some punches.
Fitzgerald taking a breather.
La Grande unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fitzgerald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
La Grande avoiding damage as Fitzgerald throws knees to the body.
La Grande working Fitzgerald over with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
La Grande pushes off an throws an elbow but Fitzgerald leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fitzgerald misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La Grande.
La Grande trying to land knees to the body.
La Grande tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks with his arms.
La Grande lands a nice elbow.
La Grande with a knee to the head.
La Grande throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Grande tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitzgerald avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, La Grande throws an elbow but misses.
Fitzgerald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, La Grande throws an elbow but misses.
Fitzgerald taking a breather.
Fitzgerald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fitzgerald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgerald misses with a two punch combination.
La Grande gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, La Grande just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fitzgerald's brow.
La Grande misses with a knee to the head.
Fitzgerald misses with a knee to the head.
La Grande pushes off an throws an elbow but Fitzgerald leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
La Grande is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fitzgerald throws a knee to the head but misses.
La Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald blocks an elbow strike.
Fitzgerald misses with a knee strike.
Fitzgerald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but La Grande has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Grande trying to land knees to the body.
La Grande misses with an elbow over the top.
Fitzgerald manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Fitzgerald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fitzgerald punishes La Grande's body with a nice straight punch.
Fitzgerald misses with a straight right.
La Grande wants to clinch but Fitzgerald slips to the side
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice uppercut.
La Grande drives through and clinches with Fitzgerald against the cage.
Fitzgerald tries to throw a body punch but La Grande avoids it by throwing Fitzgerald back against the cage.
La Grande landing some nice looking knees to the body.
La Grande trying to land knees to the body.
Fitzgerald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fitzgerald throws a jab when La Grande was well out of range.
La Grande steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitzgerald.
La Grande moves into the clinch.
La Grande throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fitzgerald really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Grande tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitzgerald avoids it.
Fitzgerald avoiding damage as La Grande throws knees to the body.
La Grande unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fitzgerald works on La Grande's body with a couple of short punches.
La Grande looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzgerald is blocking nicely.
La Grande scores a nice knee to the body.
Fitzgerald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
La Grande gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
La Grande with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fitzgerald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
La Grande clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Fitzgerald scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald struggles to land a body shot inside as La Grande controls his hands.
Fitzgerald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fitzgerald connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dale La Grande will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fitzgerald throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fitzgerald scores with a jab. La Grande acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
La Grande is rocked!
La Grande gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thaddeus Fitzgerald!
A victorious Thaddeus Fitzgerald thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Dale La Grande was interviewed post fight and said 'Life's a BITCH!!!I mean a Beach...ohh and I will be back for the Title!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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