Post by The Sandmen on Oct 11, 2018 7:47:11 GMT -5
Matt Serra glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Jon Fitch looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Serra and Fitch move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Solid shot from Matt Serra to the body.
Fitch blocks in time.
Fitch wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jon Fitch is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Fitch catches an ankle and Serra is tripped to the mat!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Serra
Fitch is in closed guard... Serra tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
Matt Serra is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Serra in his guard...
Jon Fitch moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch launches a few punches to Serra's cheek from the guard.
Matt Serra uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Matt Serra looks to counter!
Matt Serra pushes Fitch's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Serra who is in full mount! Fitch is in trouble now!
Matt Serra is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Serra goes for an armbar!
Jon Fitch breaks the lock and pushes away Matt Serra, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Matt Serra. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The O2 Dublin (Dublin, Ireland) are cheering for the fighters.
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Matt Serra is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Fitch into his guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Serra
Fitch is in closed guard... Serra tries to roll on the ground!
Jon Fitch uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Serra
Serra shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Fitch is in closed guard... Serra tries to roll on the ground!
Jon Fitch uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Jon Fitch looks to counter!
Jon Fitch moves to better his position on the ground...
Jon Fitch viciously slams hammer blows to Serra's face!
Serra's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Serra
Fitch is in closed guard... Serra tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
Matt Serra is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Serra in his guard...
Matt Serra keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Matt Serra is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Matt Serra aggressively and repeatedly punches Fitch.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Matt Serra is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Matt Serra moves to better his position on the ground...
Matt Serra viciously slams hammer blows to Fitch's face!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in full mount over Jon Fitch
2:45 Round 1 and Fitch is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Fitch tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in half guard over Fitch
Serra cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Fitch can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Jon Fitch attempts to move to full guard
Matt Serra keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Matt Serra is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to close the guard.
Fitch put Matt Serra in closed guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch launches a few punches to Serra's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Serra tries to cover his face,
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Fitch
Serra is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Serra!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Matt Serra
Fitch delivers a few accurate elbows!
Serra is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Serra has a small cut in his Forehead
Fitch is in rear mount over Serra
Serra has given his back to Jon Fitch who is trying to get one hook in!
Jon Fitch has one hook in!
Fitch is in rear mount over Serra with one hook in
Fitch has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Serra.
Nicely done! Fitch now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Fitch is in rear mount over Serra with two hooks in
Fitch is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Matt Serra, who is barely covering up!
Fitch is in rear mount over Serra with two hooks in
Serra tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Jon Fitch doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Fitch is holding Matt Serra's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Serra loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Matt Serra
Jon Fitch looks to pass to mount...
Fitch slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Matt Serra.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Matt Serra
Fitch cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Serra can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Matt Serra launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Matt Serra creates enough space to control Jon Fitch's leg.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Fitch studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Jon Fitch goes with a looping right hand while Matt Serra jumps back and jabs
Serra seems staggered and Jon Fitch runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Fitch grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Jon Fitch
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Serra
Jon Fitch was tooling Matt Serra for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Matt Serra lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Serra measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Fitch blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Serra clumsily fails here and it's time for Jon Fitch to fight back!
Fitch moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Serra
Fitch moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Serra
Not a desiderable position that Serra is in now. Jon Fitch is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Jon Fitch tries to pass to half guard...
Matt Serra's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Serra
Fitch is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Serra
Fitch is in closed guard... Serra tries to roll on the ground!
Jon Fitch uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Serra misses a step and Jon Fitch sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jon Fitch tries to better his position on the ground...
Fitch breaks the closed guard of Matt Serra and moves to half guard
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Matt Serra
Jon Fitch was tooling Matt Serra for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Matt Serra lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Jon Fitch looks to mount Matt Serra...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Matt Serra
Fitch leans back...
He clobbers Matt Serra's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Serra's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Matt Serra's Forehead
That punishment by Jon Fitch has left Serra staggered! Jon Fitch should try push forward now and finish this!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Matt Serra
Fitch suddenly holds Matt Serra's arm and tries an armbar!
Serra can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Jon Fitch!
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Fitch
Fitch measures the resilience of Serra's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Serra's side.
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Fitch
Serra is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Serra!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Matt Serra
Jon Fitch storms over Serra with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Fitch doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Serra's face with his elbows!
Jon Fitch turns out the lights for Serra! What an astonishing KO by Fitch!
Winner is Jon Fitch by KO (Elbows) at 2:27 Round 2
Statistics: Matt Serra
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 9/13 (69%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 348 s
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 20/29 (69%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 348 s
Fitch got er done.
Jon Fitch looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Serra and Fitch move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Solid shot from Matt Serra to the body.
Fitch blocks in time.
Fitch wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jon Fitch is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Fitch catches an ankle and Serra is tripped to the mat!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Serra
Fitch is in closed guard... Serra tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
Matt Serra is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Serra in his guard...
Jon Fitch moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch launches a few punches to Serra's cheek from the guard.
Matt Serra uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Matt Serra looks to counter!
Matt Serra pushes Fitch's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Serra who is in full mount! Fitch is in trouble now!
Matt Serra is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Serra goes for an armbar!
Jon Fitch breaks the lock and pushes away Matt Serra, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Matt Serra. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The O2 Dublin (Dublin, Ireland) are cheering for the fighters.
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Matt Serra is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Fitch into his guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Serra
Fitch is in closed guard... Serra tries to roll on the ground!
Jon Fitch uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Serra
Serra shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Fitch is in closed guard... Serra tries to roll on the ground!
Jon Fitch uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Jon Fitch looks to counter!
Jon Fitch moves to better his position on the ground...
Jon Fitch viciously slams hammer blows to Serra's face!
Serra's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Serra
Fitch is in closed guard... Serra tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
Matt Serra is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Serra in his guard...
Matt Serra keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Matt Serra is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Matt Serra aggressively and repeatedly punches Fitch.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Matt Serra is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Matt Serra moves to better his position on the ground...
Matt Serra viciously slams hammer blows to Fitch's face!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in full mount over Jon Fitch
2:45 Round 1 and Fitch is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Fitch tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in half guard over Fitch
Serra cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Fitch can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Jon Fitch attempts to move to full guard
Matt Serra keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Matt Serra is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to close the guard.
Fitch put Matt Serra in closed guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch launches a few punches to Serra's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Serra tries to cover his face,
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Fitch
Serra is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Serra!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Matt Serra
Fitch delivers a few accurate elbows!
Serra is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Serra has a small cut in his Forehead
Fitch is in rear mount over Serra
Serra has given his back to Jon Fitch who is trying to get one hook in!
Jon Fitch has one hook in!
Fitch is in rear mount over Serra with one hook in
Fitch has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Serra.
Nicely done! Fitch now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Fitch is in rear mount over Serra with two hooks in
Fitch is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Matt Serra, who is barely covering up!
Fitch is in rear mount over Serra with two hooks in
Serra tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Jon Fitch doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Fitch is holding Matt Serra's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Serra loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Matt Serra
Jon Fitch looks to pass to mount...
Fitch slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Matt Serra.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Matt Serra
Fitch cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Serra can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Matt Serra launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Matt Serra creates enough space to control Jon Fitch's leg.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Fitch studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Jon Fitch goes with a looping right hand while Matt Serra jumps back and jabs
Serra seems staggered and Jon Fitch runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Fitch grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Jon Fitch
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Serra
Jon Fitch was tooling Matt Serra for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Matt Serra lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Serra measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Fitch blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Serra clumsily fails here and it's time for Jon Fitch to fight back!
Fitch moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Serra
Fitch moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Serra
Not a desiderable position that Serra is in now. Jon Fitch is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Jon Fitch tries to pass to half guard...
Matt Serra's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Serra
Fitch is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Serra
Fitch is in closed guard... Serra tries to roll on the ground!
Jon Fitch uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Serra misses a step and Jon Fitch sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jon Fitch tries to better his position on the ground...
Fitch breaks the closed guard of Matt Serra and moves to half guard
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Matt Serra
Jon Fitch was tooling Matt Serra for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Matt Serra lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Jon Fitch looks to mount Matt Serra...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Matt Serra
Fitch leans back...
He clobbers Matt Serra's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Serra's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Matt Serra's Forehead
That punishment by Jon Fitch has left Serra staggered! Jon Fitch should try push forward now and finish this!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Matt Serra
Fitch suddenly holds Matt Serra's arm and tries an armbar!
Serra can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Jon Fitch!
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Fitch
Fitch measures the resilience of Serra's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Serra's side.
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Fitch
Serra is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Serra!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Matt Serra
Jon Fitch storms over Serra with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Fitch doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Serra's face with his elbows!
Jon Fitch turns out the lights for Serra! What an astonishing KO by Fitch!
Winner is Jon Fitch by KO (Elbows) at 2:27 Round 2
Statistics: Matt Serra
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 9/13 (69%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 348 s
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 20/29 (69%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 348 s
Fitch got er done.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!