Fitch vs. Poirier

Jon Fitch is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Dustin Poirier raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Dustin Poirier is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Fitch into his guard.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Poirier
Fitch use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Dustin Poirier holds Jon Fitch and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Poirier is trying to counter now!
Poirier throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Jon Fitch realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Jon Fitch. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Dustin Poirier tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Poirier moves forward and tries a Superman punch!
Bang! That crushes Fitch's face and maybe his hopes of winning this fight too!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Dustin Poirier has found an opening in the defense of Fitch, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Fitch's ribs.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Several good body shots
land on Fitch.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Poirier feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Fitch decides to launch some tentative punches
Dustin Poirier takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Dustin Poirier is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Fitch has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
Dustin Poirier sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Poirier tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Dustin Poirier gets control of Jon Fitch's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Jon Fitch shakes him off and staves off danger.
Fitch is holding Dustin Poirier's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dustin Poirier loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Dustin Poirier
2:06 Round 1 and Fitch is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Jon Fitch looks to mount Dustin Poirier...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Dustin Poirier
Poirier tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Poirier
Poirier tries to move on the ground and shows Jon Fitch a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Poirier's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Poirier
Poirier reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Fitch blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Poirier
Dustin Poirier throws up a triangle attempt!
Jon Fitch postures up and breaks the triangle.
Fitch is trying to counter now!
Jon Fitch tries to free his leg
Dustin Poirier moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Jon Fitch tries to bring the fight to the ground
Poirier goes down.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Poirier
Fitch tries to open up Dustin Poirier's defense faking a few punches.
Dustin Poirier wraps his arms around Fitch's arms and counters the punches.
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Dustin Poirier tries to take advantage...
Dustin Poirier throws up a triangle attempt!
Jon Fitch postures up and breaks the triangle.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Poirier
Poirier tries to close his guard around Fitch
He succeeds!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Poirier
Jon Fitch is looking to pass Dustin Poirier's guard...
Dustin Poirier has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Poirier
Fitch tries to escape from the closed guard
Jon Fitch any adventage in the ground.
Fitch misses a step and Dustin Poirier sees an opportunity to counter him!
Poirier attempts a triangle from bottom! Jon Fitch slips out. Poirier quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Jon Fitch slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Jon Fitch. 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Jon Fitch tries to bring the fight to the ground
Poirier won't budge, forcing Fitch to pull guard.
Dustin Poirier is in closed guard over Fitch
Poirier is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dustin Poirier!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Dustin Poirier
Dustin Poirier tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Dustin Poirier moves to half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Poirier
Jon Fitch tries to free his leg
Dustin Poirier moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Fitch fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Poirier sprawls and remains on his feet.
Fitch misses a step and Dustin Poirier sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dustin Poirier tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Dustin Poirier who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.



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Round 2
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Poirier looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Jon Fitch's punches
Poirier measures the resilience of Fitch's chin with an uppercut while Fitch lands some great crosses.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Fitch is holding Dustin Poirier's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dustin Poirier loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Dustin Poirier
Jon Fitch looks to pass to mount...
Poirier creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Poirier launches a hook to the body
Bang! Fitch stops that one with his ribs!
Fitch is holding Dustin Poirier's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dustin Poirier loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Dustin Poirier
Dustin Poirier attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Dustin Poirier manages to switch to half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Poirier
Fitch is taking this opportunity to rest.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Poirier
Dustin Poirier seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Dustin Poirier attempts to move to full guard
Dustin Poirier manages to switch to full guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Poirier
Fitch is in closed guard... Poirier tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Dustin Poirier is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Fitch is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Poirier's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Poirier
Jon Fitch pushes Poirier's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Poirier rolls and he's now on half guard over Jon Fitch. Nice reversal.
Dustin Poirier is in half guard over Fitch
Dustin Poirier pushes Fitch's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Poirier who is in full mount! Fitch is in trouble now!
Dustin Poirier is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Fitch tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Dustin Poirier doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Poirier is trying to counter now!
Poirier fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Jon Fitch's arm and tries an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Fitch struggles to free himself
Fitch holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Fitch's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Dustin Poirier.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Dustin Poirier
Dustin Poirier attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Dustin Poirier manages to switch to half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Poirier
Fitch launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Fitch is countered by Dustin Poirier.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Poirier
Poirier tries an armbar from the bottom!
Jon Fitch breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Fitch tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Fitch launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Fitch is countered by Dustin Poirier.
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Poirier studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The two exchange wildly
Poirier is connecting with a few punches
Poirier avoids a dangerous strike from Fitch
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch goes with a looping right hand while Dustin Poirier jumps back and jabs
Fitch seems staggered and Dustin Poirier runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
Dustin Poirier sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Dustin Poirier tries to take advantage...
Dustin Poirier gets control of Jon Fitch's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Jon Fitch shakes him off and staves off danger.
Jon Fitch tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Dustin Poirier jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Fitch misses a step and Dustin Poirier sees an opportunity to counter him!
Poirier tries to grapple
He puts Fitch in a double underhook!
Dustin Poirier tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Poirier circles out and slips free of Jon Fitch's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Brutal combination from Dustin Poirier!
Fitch is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Fitch decides to launch some tentative punches
Poirier launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Fitch with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Dustin Poirier is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Dustin Poirier, but it's close.



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Round 3
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Fitch is holding Dustin Poirier's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dustin Poirier shows great balance while pushing away Jon Fitch
Fitch grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Poirier struggles... Jon Fitch is unable to take him down
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Dustin Poirier tries to take advantage...
Nice punch by Dustin Poirier
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Jon Fitch attempts a sweep single...
Dustin Poirier was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Fitch fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Poirier sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Poirier and Fitch circle around the center of the cage.
Jon Fitch tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Poirier is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Poirier
Jon Fitch tries to pass to half guard...
Dustin Poirier's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Poirier
Fitch is in closed guard... Poirier tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
Dustin Poirier is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Poirier fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Jon Fitch's arm and tries an armbar!
Fitch struggles to free himself
That Armbar looks tight...
Fitch Hyper-extended his left arm
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Poirier launches a couple of strikes with his hooks over Jon Fitch's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Fitch taps with a pained grin.

Winner is Dustin Poirier by Submission (Armbar) at 1:28 Round 3

Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 13/19 (68%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 6/15 (40%)
GnP strikes 1/5 (20%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 307 s

Statistics: Dustin Poirier
Punches 31/43 (72%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 307 s

Poirier punched Fitch most of this fight, then just for bragging rights, he went for last-second sub after Jon was pretty much dead from them punches. Poirier wins the grudge match. Fitch wins the “I got baited into a fight I could not win, on short notice, and didn’t upgrade like my opponent did” award.