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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Moreno has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 lbs
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189 cm
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192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Finch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch wants to clinch
and Moreno holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Finch misses with some punches.
Finch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moreno looking for a takedown.
Finch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Finch lands with a left to the head.
Finch is pressed up against the ropes. Moreno has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Finch down to the mat. Finch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Finch clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Finch.
Moreno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moreno misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jack Finch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Moreno.
Finch tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Moreno counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Finch trying to strike off his back.
Moreno working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Moreno throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moreno makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Finch striking off his back but it's not causing Moreno any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Finch throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Finch tries to strike from the bottom.
Moreno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moreno postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moreno chips away with some ground and pound.
Finch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moreno on the ground.
Moreno works over Finch with some ground and pound from guard.
Finch tries to strike from the bottom.
Moreno scoring with punches to the head and body.
Moreno throwing strikes from guard but Finch blocks nicely.
Finch trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Finch throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Moreno postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moreno postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moreno in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Finch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moreno is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Moreno with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moreno postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moreno has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Finch trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Moreno tries to stand but Finch is controlling from the bottom.
Moreno landing with the ground and pound.
Finch throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Finch trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Moreno is looking to work some ground and pound but Finch has wrist control.
Finch trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Finch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moreno manages to get himself to full guard.
Moreno lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Finch!
Moreno lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Moreno lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Moreno scoring with strikes but Finch is staying in there.
Moreno connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Finch is rocked!
Moreno looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Finch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno connects with a bit shot that sees Finch covering up! More strikes from Moreno and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Moreno is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Moreno!
Luis Moreno is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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