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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Moe Moose (ranked 5941 p4p, 6450 weight class) and Illagio Finito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 16 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Moe Moose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Illagio Finito!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moose misses with a head kick.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Moose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moose swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Finito misses.
Moose pushes Finito up against the cage in a clinch.
Finito has a couple of punches blocked by Moose.
Finito wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finito tries to throw a body punch but Moose avoids it by throwing Finito back against the cage.
Moose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Moose.
Moose pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finito is looking to stand up but Moose won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moose looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moose pulls Finito in close to prevent any damage.
Moose wants to sweep here but Finito controlling him for the moment.
Moose is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moose is pulling down on Finito's head to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Finito lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moose backs up against the cage.
Moose rushes Finito and presses him up against the cage.
Finito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moose pulls guard.
Moose is pulling down on Finito's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moose looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moose working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Finito doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Finito manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Moose might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Moose is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moose has control of Finito's left arm, preventing Finito from doing any damage.
Moose seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Finito throws a leg kick but Moose sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Moose tries for a takedown but Finito sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Moose shoots for a takedown but Finito saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Illagio Finito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Finito misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Finito tries to clinch there but Moose circles away.
Moose looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Moose dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Moose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finito.
Moose throws a series of punches but Finito moves out of range.
Moose throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Moose shoots and misses
and Finito counters with a head kick.
Finito plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Finito is looking to clinch but Moose is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finito swinging wildly here.
Moose rushes Finito and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finito wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moose manages to pull guard.
Moose throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Moose looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Finito wants to stand and escape but instead Moose has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Moose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finito can do to turn this around?
Moose is stalling in the full guard.
Finito utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moose slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Finito manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Finito tries to land a knee to the head but Moose blocks with his arms.
Finito tries a body shot but Moose blocks it.
Finito is trying to break free.
Moose lands a hook that snaps the head of Finito backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Moose.
Moose has Finito pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Finito manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Finito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moose has closed the distance and engaged Finito in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finito manages to break the clinch.
Moose darts in looking for a takedown but Finito gets double underhooks and turns Moose into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moe Moose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finito tries to break free but Moose pushes him back against the cage.
Finito tries a body shot but Moose blocks it.
Moose looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Finito breaks from the clinch.
Moose throws a right hand that Finito ducks under and follows up with a left that Finito also avoids with ease.
Finito throws a counter combo.
Moose fails to land the takedown.
Moose fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finito misses with a head kick.
Moose tries to counter by clinching up but Finito breaks away and moves out of range.
Finito is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Finito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moose is looking to counter punch.
Moose tries a head kick but it misses.
Finito wants to clinch.
Moose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Finito circles away.
As Moose backs off Finito throws a huge counter combo but Moose manages to avoid it all.
Moose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moose drives through and clinches with Finito against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Illagio Finito will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Moose fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Finito avoids it really well and circles away.
Finito has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Moose shoots in but Finito avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Finito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moose has closed the distance and engaged Finito in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finito landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moose moves in looking to clinch but Finito pushes him off.
Finito misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finito misses with a double jab.
Finito moves in looking to clinch but Moose pushes him off.
Finito keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moe Moose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moose shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moose drops down looking for a counter takedown but Finito sprawls and moves away.
Moose avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finito doesn't manage to clinch there - Moose circles away.
Moose has managed to clinch.
Finito tries to land knees in the clinch but Moose avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finito.
Moose is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Finito is defending well.
Finito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moose misses with a takedown attempt - Finito sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Finito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finito leaves Moose with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moose throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Finito counters with a left and a right that stings Moose.
Moose shoots in looking for a takedown but Finito manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moose's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A combination from Finito does no damage.
Moose clinches up against the cage.
Moose slows down the pace here.
Moose wants a takedown but no success here.
Finito breaks the clinch.
Moose shoots for a takedown but Finito saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Moose lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finito moves into the clinch.
Finito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moose tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Finito just stands there and leans against the cage.
Finito manages to break the clinch.
Finito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finito misses with a combination
and Moose counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finito looks to land a combination but Moose avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finito avoids the head kick by Moose.
Moose has Finito up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Illagio Finito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Finito 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Illagio Finito!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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